May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!
Man flows at once to God when the channel of purity is open.
Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it come to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.
Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.
Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.
It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.
It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
It is not the part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious.
It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.
It is never too late to give up our prejudices.