"Religion will prove to the believer a comforter and a sure guide to the fountain of true happiness."
"The perfection of Christian character depends wholly upon the grace and strength found alone in God."
"Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions."
"Love exercised while duty is neglected will make children headstrong, willful, perverse, selfish, and disobedient. If stern duty is left to stand alone without love to soften and win, it will have a similar result. Duty and love must be blended in order that children may be properly disciplined."
"True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding."