A man's diary is a record in youth of his sentiments, in middle age of his actions, in old age of his reflections.

The hope of a Christian is inseparable from his faith. Whoever believes in the divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures must hope that the religion of Jesus shall prevail throughout the earth. Never since the foundation of the world have the prospects of mankind been more encouraging to that hope than they appear to be at the present time. And may the associated distribution of the Bible proceed and prosper till the Lord shall have made 'bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God' (Isaiah 52:10).

...he [Muhammad] declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind...The precept of the Koran is, perpetual war against all who deny, that Mahomet is the prophet of God.

Try and fail,but don't fail to try.

A stranger would think that the people of the United States had no other occupation than electioneering.

Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.

No book in the world deserves to be so unceasingly studied, and so profoundly meditated upon as the Bible.