Only the soul that with an overwhelming impulse and a perfect trust gives itself up forever to the life of other men, finds the delight and peace which such complete self-surrender has to give.

No one ever fell under the burden of the day; it is only when the burden of tomorrow is added that the load becomes unbearable.

The faith which you keep must be a faith that demands obedience, and you can keep it only by obeying it.

The form of godliness may exist with secret and with open wickedness, but the power of godliness cannot.

It is almost as presumptuous to think you can do nothing as to think you can do everything.

Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door the dark night wakes - the glory breaks, Christmas comes once more.

Heaven is not to sweep our truths away, but only to turn them till we see their glory, to open them till we see their truth, and to unveil our eyes till for the first time we shall really see them.