Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

There is a patience that cackles. There are a great many virtues that are hen-like. They are virtue, to be sure; but everybody in the neighborhood has to know about them.

Of all joyful, smiling, ever-laughing experiences, there are none like those which spring from true religion.

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

Some men will not shave on Sunday, and yet they spend all the week in shaving their fellow-men; and many folks think it very wicked to black their boots on Sunday morning, yet they do not hesitate to black their neighbor's reputation on week-days.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.