A woman in love is a very poor judge of character.

The faculty of self-help is that which distinguished man from animals; that it is the Godlike element, or holds within itself the Godlike element, of his constitution.

Humanity is constitutionally lazy.

Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

Heaven is not reached at a single bound. But we build the ladder by which we rise. From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round.

Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.

There are crowds who trample a flower into the dust without thinking once that they have one of the sweetest thoughts of God under their heel.