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.

True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us.

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

My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work.

Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life.

Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy.

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