The soul of man is not a thing which comes and goes, is builded and decays like the elemental frame in which it is set to dwell, but a very living force, a very energy of God's organic will, which rules and moulds this universe.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.

Every one of us ... knows better than he practices, and recognizes a better law than he obeys.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have been accomplished by their wisest forethought.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.