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

Too much looking backward ... is bad for progress.

Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.

Maple-trees are the cows of trees (spring-milked).

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

All the wide world is but the husbandry of God for the development of the one fruit-man.

All the sobriety which' religion needs or requires is that which real earnestness produces.