Reason is a permanent blessing of God to the soul. Without it there can be no large religion.

Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they would not be large enough to cover the iniquity of one corrupt judge.

Today is a goblet day. The whole heavens have been mingled with exquisite skill to a delicious flavor, and the crystal cup put to every lip. Breathing is like ethereal drinking. It is a luxury simply to exist.

Coming to the Bible through commentaries is much like looking at a landscape through garret windows, over which generations of unmolested spiders have spun their webs.

One should go to sleep as homesick passengers do, saying, "Perhaps in the morning we shall see the shore.