God gave every man individuality of constitution, and a chance for achieving individuality of character. He puts special instruments into every man's hands by which to make himself and achieve his mission.

Why will you be always sallying out to break lances with other people's wind-mills, when your own is not capable of grinding corn for the horse you ride?

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

Wants keep pace with wealth always.

That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slow, endures.

Life was intended to be so adjusted that the body should be the servant of the soul, and always subordinate to the soul.

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.