He was such a good man that people hated to see him coming.

If they [the dead] should speak, it would be found that in matters of opinion no departed person was exactly what he had passed for in life. They would realise, deep down, that they, and whole nations along with them, are not really what they seem to be-and never can be.

Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.

To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement.

A sound heart is a surer guide than an ill-trained conscience.

The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes.

All men are ignorant, just on different subjects.