And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

Oh worse than everything, is kindness counterfeiting absent love.

I dislike the frequent use of the word virtue, instead of righteousness, in the pulpit; in prayer or preaching before a Christian community, it sounds too much like pagan philosophy.

May all the stars hang bright above her dwelling, Silent as though they watched the sleeping earth!

Facts are not truths; they are not conclusions; they are not even premises, but in the nature and parts of premises.

The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings.

Often do the spirits stride on before the event; and in today already walks tomorrow.