Most joyful let the Poet be, it is through him that all men see.

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth out not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration. The only distinctions which should be recognized are those of the soul, of strong principle, of incorruptible integrity, of usefulness, of cultivated intellect, of fidelity in seeking the truth.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

There is but a very minute portion of the creation which we can turn into food and clothes, or gratification for the body; but the whole creation may be used to minister to the sense of beauty.

War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root but in the religion of Jesus Christ.

No punishment is so terrible as prosperous guilt.