Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself, and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness -- or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.
Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us
Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
The diameter of each day is measured by the stretch of thought - not by the rising and setting of the sun.
Some people are proud of their humility.
Love is the river of life in this world. Think not that ye know it who stand at the little tinkling rill, the first small fountain. Not until you have gone through the rocky gorges, and not lost the stream; not until you nave gone through the meadow, and the stream has widened and deepened until fleets could ride on its bosom; not until beyond the meadow you have come to the unfathomable ocean, and poured your treasures into its depths--not until then can you know what love is.
Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.
A cunning man overreaches no one half as much as himself.
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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