We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

When important decisions have to be taken, the natural anxiety to come to a right decision will often keep you awake. Nothing, however, is more conducive to healthful sleep than plenty of open air.

Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.

Here are the three great questions which in life we have over and over again to answer: Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly? Our education ought to help us to answer these questions.

Though it is a great mistake to make friends of the wicked and foolish, it is unwise to make enemies of them, for they are very numerous.

It would be a great thing if people could be brought to realize that they can never add to the sum of their happiness by doing wrong.