Indolence is the dry rot of even a good mind and a good character; the practical uselessness of both. It is the waste of what might be a happy and useful life.

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven.

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

No true civilization can be expected permanently to continue which is not based on the great principles of Christianity.

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

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