Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.

That kind of discipline whose pungent severity is in the manifestations of paternal love, compassion, and tenderness is the most sure of its object.

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

How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion.

Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.

Be more careful of your conscience than of your estate. The latter can be bought and sold; the former never.

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