Jesus is the purest among the mighty, and the mightiest among the pure, who, with his pierced hand has raised empires from their foundations, turned the stream of history from its old channel, and still continues to rule and guide the ages

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill! It is only the thought of the future that makes them great.

Laughing cheerfulness throws the light of day on all the paths of life.

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.

The happiness of life consists, like the day, not in single flashes (of light), but in one continuous mild serenity. The most beautiful period of the heart's existence is in this calm equable light, even although it be only moonshine or twilight. Now the mind alone can obtain for us this heavenly cheerfulness and peace.

Each departed friend is a magnet that attracts us to the next world.