If we meet no gods, it is because we harbor none.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, 'Thou must,' The youth whispers, 'I can.

But it is a cold, lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy something, which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith's.

Nature, as we know her, is no saint.... She comes eating and drinking and sinning.

Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life.

A deep man believes that the evil eye can whither, the heart's blessing can heal, and that love can overcome all odds.

No matter how often defeated, you are born to victory.