We may neglect the wrongs which we receive, but be careful to rectify those which we are the cause of to others.

The less we parade our misfortunes the more sympathy we command.

Every relation to mankind, of hate or scorn or neglect, is full of vexation and torment.

The love of truth is the stimulus to all noble conversation. This is the root of all the charities. The tree which springs from it may have a thousand branches, but they will all bear a golden and generous fruitage.

The taxes of government are heavy enough, but not so heavy as the taxes we lay upon ourselves.

How many a knot of mystery and misunderstanding would be untied by one word spoken in simple and confiding truth of heart! How many a solitary place would be made glad if love were there, and how many a dark dwelling would be filled with light!

Politeness is practical Christianity.