A variety of nothing is superior to a monotony of something.

Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction, as we darken the eyes of birds when we wish them to sing?

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?

Remembrances last longer than present realities.

The romance of life begins and ends with two blank pages. Age and extreme old age.

The last, best fruit which comes to late perfection, even in the kindliest soul, is tenderness toward the hard, forbearance toward the unforbearing, warmth of heart toward the cold, philanthropy toward the misanthropic.