"The world is put back by every mistake and advanced by every truth."

"The world is not a school to teach us what we want to learn, but a school to teach us what we ought to learn."

"The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of means, and not of ends."

"I have no fear of death. I have a great fear of not doing my duty."

"The lady with the lamp is a very pretty picture; but I am not a lady with a lamp. I am a ministering angel."