Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.

To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellow men.

God never gave man a thing to do concerning which it were irreverent to ponder how the Son of God would have done it.

There is no strength in unbelief. Even the unbelief of what is false is no source of might. It is the truth shining from behind that gives the strength to disbelieve.

In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.

The whole trouble is that we won't let God help us.

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.