How quickly a truly benevolent act is repaid by the consciousness of having done it!

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 careless and blasphemous use of the name of the Divine Being is not only sinful, but it is also prima facie evidence of vulgar associations.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

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.

Rage is mental imbecility.

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.