The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.

Surely our clergy need not be surprised at the daily increasing distrust in the public mind of the efficacy of prayer.

There is no solemnity so deep, to a right-thinking creature, as that of dawn.

High art consists neither in altering, nor in improving nature; but in seeking throughout nature for 'whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are pure;' in loving these, in displaying to the utmost of the painter's power such loveliness as is in them, and directing the thoughts of others to them by winning art, or gentle emphasis.

If you do not wish for His kingdom do not pray for it. But if you do you must do more than pray for it, you must work for it.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.