The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
Now comes the mystery! (last words)
We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.
We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.
We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.
Clothes and manners do not make the man but when he is made they greatly improve his appearance.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
Victories that are cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Theology is a science of mind applied to God.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!