The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it.

Heaven is the very last place to come to rest and don't you be afraid to bet on that!

It is not a new thing for a thoroughly good and well-meaning preacher´s soft heart to run away with his soft head.

If we only had some God in the country's laws, instead of being in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all around.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself: I want to be pretty; I want to eliminate facts and fill up the gap with charms.

Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms.