The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.
Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
It is vain to trust in wrong; it is like erecting a building upon a frail foundation, and which will directly be sure to topple over.
Has not God borne with you these many years? Be ye tolerant to others.
Self-respect is the best of all.
It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry.