No outward change need trouble him who is inwardly serene.

No outward change need trouble him who is inwardly serene.

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.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

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.

It is in sickness that we most feel the need of that sympathy which shows how much we are dependent upon one another for our comfort, and even necessities. Thus disease, opening our eyes to the realities of life, is an indirect blessing.