The Christian is not always praying; but within his bosom is a heaven-kindled love--fires of desire, fervent longings--which make him always ready to pray, and often engage him in prayer.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

A sunny temper [an attitude of gratitude for what blessings and mercies there are] gilds the edges of life's blackest cloud.

More tears are shed in playhouses than in churches.

Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.

Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.

The finest flowers of genius have grown in an atmosphere where those of Nature are prone to droop, and difficult to bring to maturity.

The work that is done in love loses half its tedium and difficulty.

The hope of immortality makes heroes of cowards.

In other times it may have been the business of Christianity to champion the equality of all men

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

Even the severed branch grows again, and the sunken moon returns: wise men who ponder this are not troubled in adversity.

Most people are not going after what they want. Even some of the most serious goal seekers and goal setters, they're going after what they think they can get. Set your sights higher.

What's poetry? It's not real but maybe it's more than real. It's dreaming while you're awake.

Reason unites us, not only with our contemporaries, but with men who lived two thousand years before us, and with those who will live after us.

Certainly there will always be stories.

Faith isn't blind, it's visionary

I'm that person who owns all of the seasons on DVDs, including the Lifetime intimate portraits showcasing The Golden Girls. I am a massive fan. I think I'm Dorothy. She's my favorite.

It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.