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

Where duty is plain delay is both foolish and hazardous; where it is not, delay may be both wisdom and safety.

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

Piety and morality are but the same spirit differently manifested. Piety is religion with its face toward God; morality is religion with its face toward the world.

The most we can get out of life is its discipline for ourselves, and its usefulness for others.

Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in deep sorrow, I did not come to comfort you; God only can do that; but I did come to say how deeply and tenderly I feel for you in your affliction.

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.