Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation.
True repentance always involves reform.
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.
A mother's love, in a degree, sanctifies the most worthless offspring.
Most people who commit a sin count on some personal benefit to be derived therefrom, but profanity has not even this excuse.
Reproof, especially as it relates to children, administered in all gentleness, will render the culprit not afraid, but ashamed to repeat the offence.