There is no better rule to try a doctrine by than the question, Is it merciful, or is it unmerciful? If its character is that of mercy, it has the image of Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life.

It is what we give up, not what we lay up, that adds to our lasting store.

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

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.

A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.

Duty itself is supreme delight when love is the inducement and labor. By such a principle the ignorant are enlightened, the hard-hearted softened, the disobedient reformed, and the faithful encouraged.

Self-respect is the best of all.