Humanity, in the aggregate, is progressing, and philanthropy looks forward hopefully.

Too many people embrace religion from the same motives that they take a companion in wedlock, not from true love of the person, but because of a large dowry.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible.

Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.

Let the fools hold on to their treasured stupidityLet yourself be safe in wisdom with much rapidity

Sacred gifts: life, nature, good health, strength, joy, prosperity of soul, children, family, friends….!

The Jews are a nervous people. Nineteen centuries of Christian love have taken a toll.

A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.

Most people are good. They may not be saints, but they are good.

They say I can open movies, and that's nice in that it puts into people's minds that women can do it. It's not just Kevin Costner, not just Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not just the guys.

As soon as I stopped trying to control everything that came out of my mouth and every picture that came out, that's when I became so much happier.

I think the minute that people start looking at Deadpool and saying how can we recreate that is the minute they've already failed. I think everybody needs to be pursuing their own their course.

God bless America, God Save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.