Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.

Reproof, especially as it relates to children, administered in all gentleness, will render the culprit not afraid, but ashamed to repeat the offence.

It is the goodly outside that sin puts on which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail.

There is no possible excuse for a guarded lie. Enthusiastic and impulsive people will sometimes falsify thoughtlessly, but equivocation is malice prepense.

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

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable.