Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.

The most beautiful sight this earth affords is a man or woman so filled with love that duty is only a name, and its performance the natural outflow and expression of the love which has become the central principle of their life.

A man may carry the whole scheme of Christian truth in his mind from boyhood to old age without the slightest effect upon his character and aims. It has had less influence than the multiplication table.

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.

Wants keep pace with wealth always.

It is the life in literature that acts upon life.

It is not a question how much a man knows, but what use he can make of what he knows.