The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience

My old father used to have a saying: If you make a bad bargain, hug it all the tighter

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a

Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible)

I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.