God Himself allows certain faults; and often we say, "I have deserved to err; I have deserved to be ignorant.

Repentance is accepted remorse.

Respect is a serious thing in him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.

If we look closely at this earth, where God seems so utterly forgotten, we shall find that it is He, after all, who commands the most fidelity and the most love.

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.

When any one tells you that he belongs to no party, you may at any rate be sure that he does not belong to yours.

Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies. The law of contrasts is one of the laws of beauty. Under the conditions of our climate, shadow gives light its worth; sternness enhances mildness; solemnity, splendor. Varying proportions of size support and subserve one another.