When men enter into the state of marriage, they stand nearest to God.

The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.

The imagination is the secret and marrow of civilization. It is the very eye of faith.

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.

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent.

There's not much practical Christianity in the man who lives on better terms with angels and seraphs than with his children, servants and neighbours.

God washes the eyes by tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more. O love! O affliction! ye are the guides that show us the way through the great airy space where our loved ones walked; and, as hounds easily follow the scent before the dew be risen, so God teaches us, while yet our sorrow is wet, to follow on and find our dear ones in heaven.