Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.

In the utmost solitudes of nature, the existence of hell seems to me as legibly declared by a thousand spiritual utterances as that of heaven.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

To cultivate sympathy you must be among living creatures, and thinking about them; and to cultivate admiration, you must be among beautiful things and looking at them.

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor.

The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.

There is no harm in anybody thinking that Christ is in bread. The harm is in the expectation of His presence in gunpowder.