It has taken a weary long time to persuade American Presbyterians to give up infant damnation and try to bear it the best they can.

We can't always have the beautiful aspect of things. Let us make the most of our sights that are beautiful and let the others go

I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.

God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New--the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance.

You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught.

The more you join with people in their joys and their sorrows, the more nearer and dearer they come to be to you.

The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right.