Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny.

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.

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

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil.

We never do evil so thoroughly and heartily as when led to it by an honest but perverted, because mistaken, conscience.

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.

Hell is truth seen too lateduty neglected in its season.