A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.