There is one sure criterion of judgment as to religious faith in doctrinal matters; can you reduce it to practice? If not, have none of it.

A true religious instinct never deprived man of one single joy; mournful faces and a sombre aspect are the conventional affectations of the weak-minded.

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!

Lenity has almost always wisdom and justice on its side.

Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation.

Self-respect is the best of all.

To talk of luck and chance only shows how little we really know of the laws which govern cause and effect.