People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

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We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by...

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by...

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your...

One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your...

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of...

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well...

Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we...

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

You know what they say: if God had been a Liberal, we wouldn't have had...

You know what they say: if God had been a Liberal, we wouldn't have had...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...