Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.

True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It promotes both beauty in the man who possesses it, and happiness in those who are about him. It is a religious duty, and should be a part of religious training.

Work is not a curse, but drudgery is.

God never made anything else so beautiful as man.

God made the human body, and it is the most exquisite and wonderful organization which has come to us from the divine hand.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

Love is more just than justice.