A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to make a man?

Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that.

If you attempt to beat a man down and to get his goods for less than a fair price, you are attempting to commit burglary, as much as though you broke into his shop to take the things without paying for them.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.

As flowers always wear their own colors and give forth their own fragrance every day alike, so should Christians maintain their character at all times and under all circumstances.

It is defeat that turns bone to flint, gristle to muscle, and makes men invincible.