True religion extends alike to the intellect and the heart. Intellect is in vain if it lead not to emotion, and emotion is vain if not enlightened by intellect; and both are vain if not guided by truth and leading to duty.

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Preventives of evil are far better than remedies; cheaper and easier of application, and surer in result.

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue of the slanderer is brother to the dagger of the assassin

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.

Let your holidays be associated with great public events, and they may be the life of patriotism as well as a source of relaxation and personal employment.