The religious man fears, the man of honor scorns, to do an ill action.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Faster is fatal, slower is safe.

Utopia is that which is in contradiction with reality.

Deep theology is the best fuel of devotion; it readily catches fire, and once kindled it burns long.

Forgiveness. It is beneficial to forgive but better not to condemn in the first place.

If the states had to vote on slavery, we would have lost the vote.

The greatest source of unhappiness comes from inside.

When you have a spirit of excellence, you do the right thing not because somebody is watching or making you do it; you do it because it's the right thing to do.

The ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.

As art is a habit with reference to things to be done, so is science a habit in respect to things to be known.

Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.