Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace,And not to chance as others do,That I was born of Christian race,And not a Heathen, or a Jew..

When general observations are drawn from so many particulars as to become certain and indisputable, these are jewels of knowledge..

Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you….

Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light..

No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found..

A flower, when offered in the bud, is no vain sacrifice..

When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy..

Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight..

And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two..

A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be censorious of his neighbors. Every one of his opinions appears to him written, as it were, with sunbeams, an….

Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God..

Sweet is the day of sacred rest; No mortal cares shall seize my breast; O may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn sound..

Thoughts, like old vultures, prey upon their heart-strings.

But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes..

For one drop calls another down, till we are drowned in seas of grief..

Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away: our life's a dream..

Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them..

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting..

I have been there, and still would go; 'T is like a little heaven below..

No science is speedily learned by the noblest genius without tuition..

The very substance which last week was grazing in the field, waving in the milk pail, or growing in the garden, is now become part of the man..