It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

[Peace] is the highest and most strenuous act of the soul, but an entirely harmonious act, in which all our powers and affections are blending in a beautiful proportion, and sustain and perfect one another. It is more than the silence after storms. It is as the concord of all melodious sounds ... an alliance of love with all beings, a sympathy with all that is pure and happy, a surrender of every separate will and interest, a participation of the spirit and life of the universe.... This is peace, and the true happiness of [humanity].

One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

Every human being is a volume, worthy to be studied.

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by its kind.

Compassionate Saviour! We welcome Thee to our world, We welcome Thee to our hearts. We bless Thee for the Divine goodness Thou hast brought from heaven; for the souls Thou hast warmed with love to man, and lifted up in love to God; for the efforts of divine philanthropy which Thou hast inspired; and for that hope of a pure celestial life, through which Thy disciples triumph over death.