For knowledge to become wisdom, and for the soul to grow, the soul must be rooted in God: and it is through prayer that there comes to us that which …

- William Mountford

The day of our decease will be that of our coming of age; and with our last breath we shall become free of the universe. And in some region of infini…

- William Mountford

Duty reaches down the ages in its effects, and into eternity; and when the man goes about it resolutely, it seems to me now as though his footsteps w…

- William Mountford

Faith is the inspiration of nobleness, it is the strength of integrity; it is the life of love, and is everlasting growth for it; it is courage of so…

- William Mountford

It is from out of the depths of our humility that the height of our destiny looks grandest. Let me truly feel that in myself I am nothing, and at on…

- William Mountford

No martyr ever went the way of duty, and felt the shadow of death upon it. The shadow of death is darkest in the valley, which men walk in easily, an…

- William Mountford

To commiserate is sometimes more than to give, for money is external to a man's self, but he who bestows compassion communicates his own soul.

- William Mountford

Eternity is the divine treasure-house, and hope is the window, by means of which mortals are permitted to see, as through a glass darkly, the things …

- William Mountford

God would never have let us long for our friends with such a strong and holy love, if they were not waiting for us.

- William Mountford