The nurse of infidelity is sensuality.

If there is any person to whom you feel a dislike, that is the person of whom you ought never to speak.

Duties are ours; events are God's. This removes an infinite burden from the shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying creature. On this consideration only, can he securely lay down his head, and close his eyes.

An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned if the accession be sudden, and is very humble and very grateful. Then he begins to speak a little louder, people think him more sensible, and soon he thinks himself so.

There is no such thing as a fixed policy, because policy like all organic entities is always in the making.

All extremes are error. The reverse of error is not truth, but error still. Truth lies between extremes.

Let family worship be short, savory, simple, plain, tender, heavenly.