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

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

The severest punishment suffered by a sensitive mind, for injury inflicted upon another, is the consciousness of having done it.

As the sun's rays will irradiate even the murky pool, and make its stagnant waters to shine like silver, so doth God's goodness and tender mercy, towards the greatest sinner, and the blackest heart, make his own image visible there!

Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic.

True repentance also involves reform.

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