A good book is the purest essence of a human soul.

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.

It is great, and there is no other greatness-to make one nook of God's Creation more fruitful, better, more worthy of God; to make some human heart a little wiser, manlier, happier-more blessed.

We call that fire of the black thunder-cloud "electricity," and lecture learnedly about it, and grind the like of it out of glass and silk: but what is it? What made it? Whence comes it? Whither goes it?

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.

In books lies the soul fo the whole past time.

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.