"The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"

"God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how."

"Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either."

"He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own."

"God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave."

"As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions."

"If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless."

"Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell."