The goodness of God to mankind is no less evinced in the chastisement with which He corrects His children than in the smiles of His providence; for the Lord will not cast off forever, but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.

Envy may justly be called "the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity;" it is the most acid fruit that grows on the stock of sin, a fluid so subtle that nothing but the fire of divine love can purge it from the soul.

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all.

Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep.

It is the goodly outside that sin puts on which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail.

That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect.

The heavens and the earth, the woods and the wayside, teem with instruction and knowledge to the curious and thoughtful.