No outward change need trouble him who is inwardly serene.

Remember, when incited to slander, that it is only he among you who is without sin that may cast the first stone.

Unless we find repose within ourselves, it is vain to seek it elsewhere.

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

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.

Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep.

Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it be mixed with a little adversity.