To doubt has more of faith ... than that blank negation of all such thoughts and feelings which is the lot of the herd of church-and-meeting trotters.

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

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

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.

Oh Sleep! it is a gentle thing, beloved from pole to pole, to Mary Queen the praise be given! She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, that slid into my soul.

Memory, bosom-spring of joy.

He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration.