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.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.

How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion.

Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have brought so many evils into the world, as the popular opinion that the way of the transgressor is pleasant and easy.

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all.

The heavens and the earth, the woods and the wayside, teem with instruction and knowledge to the curious and thoughtful.