Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.

A sunny temper [an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are] gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud.

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.

The mental powers acquire their full robustness when the cheek loses its ruddy hue, and the limbs their elastic step; and pale thought sits on manly brows, and the watchman, as he walks his rounds, sees the student's lamp burning far into the silent night.

The hope of immortality makes heroes of cowards.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.