I am not so foolish as to declaim against forms. Forms are as essential as bodies; but to exalt particular forms, to adhere to oneform a moment after it is outgrown, is unreasonable, and it is alien to the spirit of Christ.

The only method to possess a buddy is always to be one.

But when you have chosen your part, abide by it, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world.

The proof of a high education is the ability to speak about complex matters as simply as possible.

I once heard a preacher who sorely tempted me to go to church no more.

I remember the thought which occurred to me when some ingenious and spiritual foreigners came to America, was, Have you been victimized in being brought hither?--or, prior to that, answer me this, "Are you victimizable?

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.