We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit.

By religion I mean perfected manhood,--the quickening of the soul by the influence of the Divine Spirit.

The call to religion is not a call to be better than your fellows, but to be better than yourself. Religion is relative to the individual.

Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh.

Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of some men are but a preface to blood-sucking.

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

Fear is the soul's signal for rallying.