Death to a good man is his release from the imprisonment of this world, and his departure to the enjoyments of another world.

The better day, the worse deed.

Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, are good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking, covetous miser, they are good for nothing.

I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed.

Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.

The streams of religion run deep or shallow, according as the banks of the Sabbath are kept up or neglected.

The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.