Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.

The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom.

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

We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.

Afflictions are but the shadows of God’s wings.

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.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down.

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

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.

The principle part of faith is patience.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes.

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.

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.

To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon.

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.

The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.

You can’t live on amusement. It is the froth on water – an inch deep and then the mud.

Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.

Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty.