Contemplation is to knowledge what digestion is to food - the way to get life out of it

Conscience is merely our own judgment of the right or wrong of our actions, and so can never be a safe guide unless enlightened by the word of God.

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

He that resolves upon any great and good end, has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own