You cannot institute, without peril of charlatanism.

Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint.

If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical decisive hour. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. He only is right who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded by worry, fret and anxiety. Finish every day, and be done with it. You have done what you could.

It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on memory alone.

Pain is superficial, and therefore fear is. The torments of martyrdoms are probably most keenly felt by the by-standers.