There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

Ignorance is the womb of monsters.

A mother's prayers, silent and gentle, can never miss the road to the throne of all bounty.

Give us that calm certainty of truth, that nearness to Thee, that conviction of the reality of the life to come, which we shall need to bear us through the troubles of this.

God is the one great employer, thinker, planner, supervisor.

Thou, Everlasting Strength, hast set Thyself forth to bear our burdens. May we bear Thy cross, and bearing that; find there is nothing else to bear; and touching that cross, find that instead of taking away our strength, it adds thereto. Give us faith for darkness, for trouble, for sorrow, for bereavement, for disappointment; give us a faith that will abide though the earth itself should pass away--a faith for living, a faith for dying.