I beseech you to correct one fault - severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.

There are some men's souls that are so thin, so almost destitute of what is the true idea of soul, that were not the guardian angels so keen-sighted, they would altogether overlook them.

No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.

A door that seems to stand open must be of a man's size, or it is not the door that providence means for him.

As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep, so men meet in this world; and I think we should cross no man's path without hailing him, and if he needs giving him supplies.

Everyone has conscience enough to hate; few have religion enough to love.

The soul is a temple; and God is silently building it by night and by day. Precious thoughts are building it; disinterested love is building it; all-penetrating faith is building it.