There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.

Moroseness is the evening of turbulence.

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.

The religion of Christ is peace and good-will,--the religion of Christendom is war and ill-will.

When a woman hath ceased to be quite the same to us, it matters little how different she becomes.

Children are what the mothers are.

Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce.