The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.

The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.

Morally considered, laughter is next to the Ten Commandments.

Titles are valuable; they make us acquainted with many persons who otherwise would be lost among the rubbish.

Peace is the soft and holy shadow that virtue casts.

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.

Fashion makes fools of some, sinners of others, and slaves of all.