The child taught to believe any occurrence a good or evil omen, or any day of the week lucky, hath a wide inroad made upon the soundness of his understanding.

Abandon the secret chamber and the spiritual life will decay.

In common discourse we denominate persons and things according to the major part of their character; he is to be called a wise man who has but few follies.

Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain: But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb, Takes all our sins away, A sacrifice of nobler nam' And richer blood than they.

There's not a plant or flower below but makes Thy glories known, And clouds arise, and tempests blow by order from Thy throne; While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care; And everywhere that we can be, Thou, God art present there.

When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy.

Affect not little shifts and subterfuges to avoid the force of an argument.