Even where there is talent, culture, knowledge, if there is not earnestness, it does not go to the root of things.

Religion is life, philosophy is thought; religion looks up, friendship looks in. We need both thought and life, and we need that the two shall be in harmony.

All the strength and force of man come from his faith in things unseen.

Conscience is the root of all true courage.

It is no natural for a man to pray that no theory can prevent him from doing it.

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.

Whenever we do what we can, we immediately can do more.