Sacrifice is the first element of religion, and resolves itself in theological language into the love of God.

Nature is not a partisan, but out of her ample treasue house she produces children in infinite variety, of which she is equally the mother, and disowns none of them.

Carelessness is inexcusable, and merits the inevitable sequence.

There are epidemics of nobleness as well as epidemics of disease.

History is a voice forever sounding across the centuries the laws of right and wrong. Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.

Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion.

We must have the real thing before we can have a science of a thing.