A man may be cheerful and contented in celibacy, but I do not think he can ever be happy; it is an unnatural state, and the best feelings of his nature are never called into action.

Oh, when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fears, The day of woe, the watchful night, For all her sorrow, all her tears, An over-payment of delight?

Love is indestructible, Its holy flame forever burneth; From heaven it came, to heaven returneth.

I cannot believe in an eternity of hell. I hope God will forgive me if I err; but in this matter I cannot say, "Lord help my unbelief."

Our knowledge, is our power, and God our strength.

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.

Three things a wise man will not trust, The wind, the sunshine of an April day, And woman's plighted faith.