“Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.”
“What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it.”
“Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.”
“The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.”
“Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come, your worry is useless; and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God's providence.”