The idle man stands outside of God's plan, outside of the ordained scheme of things; and the truest self-respect, the noblest independence, and the most genuine dignity, are not to be found there.

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

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

God pity the man of science who believes in nothing but what he can prove by scientific methods; for if ever a human being needed divine pity, he does.

Work for immortality if you will: then wait for it.

Life always take on the character of its motive.

Of all the scamps society knows, the traditional good fellow is the most despicable.