if have got my spindle and my distaff ready--my pen and mind--never doubting for an instant that God will send me flax.

Man's record upon this wild world is the record of work, and of work alone.

God give us men! A time like this demands. Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not die.

How long must the church live before it will learn that strength is won by action, and success by work, and that all this immeasurable feeding without action and work is a positive damage to it--that it is the procurer of spiritual obesity, gout, and debility.

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.

Almost everywhere men have become the particular things which their particular work has made them.

It is only rogues who feel the restraints of law.