It is in rugged crises, in unbearable endurance, and in aims which put sympathy out of the question, that the angel is shown.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

We know that madness belongs to love,--what power to paint a vile object in hues of heaven.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.

It is the property of the religious spirit to be the most refining of all influences. No external advantages, no culture of the tastes, no habit of command, no association with the elegant, or even depth of affection, can bestow that delicacy and that grandeur of bearing which belong only to the mind accustomed to celestial conversation,--all else is but gilt and cosmetics, beside this, as expressed in every look and gesture.

As soon as a child has left the room his strewn toys become affecting.