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.

The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.

A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page.

The eye is inlet to the soul.

The cloudy weather melts at length into beauty, and the brightest smiles of the heart are born of its tears.

Experience is retrospect knowledge.

Has not God borne with you these many years? Be ye tolerant to others.