A dull axe never loves grindstones, but a keen workman does; and he puts his tool on them in order that it may be sharp. And men do not like grinding; but they are dull for the purposes which God designs to work out with them, and therefore He is grinding them.

God has made sleep to be a sponge by which to rub out fatigue. A man's roots are planted in night as in a soil.

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world.

When men enter into the state of marriage, they stand nearest to God.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Love is more just than justice.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.