A man may be outlawed for the sake of a fish net he has never seen.

Young horses who cannot bear the whip or spur find life hard. At every smart they start forward and rush to their destruction, and when the way is stony and difficult, they know no better expedient than to overturn the cart and gallop madly away.

There is so little that one can do for the dead!

The ways of Providence cannot be reasoned out by the finite mind ... I cannot fathom them, yet seeking to know them is the most satisfying thing in all the world.

There is so much one would rather not believe until one has seen for oneself whether it is true.

He who is sorrowful can force himself to smile, but he who is glad cannot weep.

It is often the case with the silent children about us, that they cherish a dream which they dare not talk about.