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" The masses will reject any theory, however reasonable it may be, if it lays a restriction upon the appetite. "

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" I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance. "

" God's eye does not slumber. He knows every sin that is hidden from mortal eye. "

" God gave our first parents the food He designed that the race should eat. It was contrary to His plan to have the life of any creature taken. There was to be no death in Eden. The fruit of the trees in the garden was the food man's wants required. "

" It is labor that keeps the strong man strong. And spiritual labor, toil and burden-bearing, is what will give strength to the church of Christ. "

" Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion. "

" Souls cannot be saved without exertion. "

" I see in Jesus matchless charms. I see in Him everything to be desired by the children of men. "

" The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit. "

" The death of Christ proclaimed the justice and perpetuity of his Father's law in punishing the transgressor, in that he consented to suffer the penalty of the law himself, in order to save fallen man from its curse. "

" The life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things. "

" Love works not for profit nor reward; yet God has ordained that great gain shall be the certain result of every labor of love. "

" Only the love that flows from the heart of Christ can heal. Only He in whom that love flows, even as the sap in the tree or the blood in the body, can restore the wounded soul. "

" The great moral powers of the soul are faith, hope, and love. "

" In consequence of our limited ideas of the sufferings of Christ, we place a low estimate upon the great work of the atonement. The glorious plan of man's salvation was brought about through the infinite love of God the Father. In this divine plan is seen the most marvelous manifestation of the love of God to the fallen race. "

" High and eternal things have little weight with the youth. "

" The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not. "

" Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest. "

" If Christians will obey the instructions given to them by Christ and his inspired apostles, they will adorn the religion of the Bible, and save themselves much perplexity and severe trials, which they attribute to their afflictions in consequence of believing unpopular truth. "

" Music is made one of Satan's most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly. "

" If you are suffering from your intemperance in eating or in drinking, we that are around you, or associated with you, are affected by your infirmities. We have to suffer on account of the course you pursue, which is wrong. If it has an influence to lessen your powers of mind or body, we are affected by it. "

" Religion will prove to the believer a comforter and a sure guide to the fountain of true happiness. "

" Those who are devoted to amusements; who love the society of those who love pleasure, have an aversion to religious exercises. "

" Those who use tobacco, tea and coffee should lay these idols aside, and put their cost into the treasury of the Lord. "

" If you have other gods before the Lord, your heart will be turned away from serving the only true and living God, who requires the whole heart, the undivided affections. All the heart, all the soul, all the mind, and all the strength, does God require. He will accept of nothing short of this. "

" Christian sisters should not at any time dress extravagantly, but at all times dress as neat, modest, and healthful, as their work will allow. "

" I had often sought for the peace there is in Christ, but I could not seem to find the freedom I desired. A terrible sadness rested on my heart. I could not think of anything I had done to cause me to feel sad; but it seemed to me that I was not good enough to enter Heaven, that such a thing would be altogether too much for me to expect. "

" Ministers should be Bible students. They should thoroughly furnish themselves with the evidences of our faith and hope, and then, with full control of the voice and their feelings, present these evidences in such a manner that the people can calmly weigh them, and decide upon the evidences presented. "

" Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God. "

" God is love, and His law is love. Its two great principles are love to God and love to man. "

" By the life we live through the grace of Christ, the character is formed. The original loveliness begins to be restored to the soul. The attributes of the character of Christ are imparted, and the image of the Divine begins to shine forth. "