“The only God whom our thoughts can rest on, our hearts cling to, and our conscience can recognize, is the God whose image dwells in our own souls”

“God be thanked, the meanest of his creatures boasts two soul-sides, one to face the world with, one to show a woman when he loves her”

“Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within”

“The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul”

“Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life”

“A book ought to be the ax to break the frozen sea within us”