The first and last lesson of religion is, 'The things that are seen are temporal; the things that are not seen are eternal.' It puts an affront upon nature.

The first and last lesson of religion is: 'The things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.'

If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.

He that writes to himself writes to an eternal public

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.

Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors.