You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are but you must approach each man by the right door.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

The dog is the god of frolic.

The unthankful heart... Discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

Victories that are cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.