When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen.

Unmixed praise is not due to any one. It leaves behind a sense of unreality. We can only do justice to a great man by a discriminating criticism. Hero-worship, which paints a faultless monster, whom the world never saw, is like those modern pictures which are a blaze of light without any shadow.

We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.

When I consider what some books have done for the world, and what they are doing, how they keep up our hope, awaken new courage and faith, soothe pain, give an ideal life those whose hours are cold and hard, bind together distant ages and foreign lands, create new worlds of beauty, bring down truth from heaven; I give eternal blessings for this gift, and thank God for books.

Love is the spirit of life, and makes all things live.

When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen.

Seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.