The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while the other murders the reputation.

All things are ordered by God, but His providence takes in our free agency, as well as His own sovereignty.

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

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong

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

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.

If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give.