“If a railroad is bent, the train shall turn over; if a man’s character is bent, he shall turn over just like that train.”

“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. ”

“So much has religion done for me; turning the original materials to the best account; pruning and training nature. But she could not eradicate nature: nor will it be eradicated 'till this mortal shall put on immortality.”

“She bent over me again. Blood began to move around in me, like a prospective tenant looking over a house.”

“Do I understand, sir, that you mean the Cause for which our heroes have died is not sacred?'If you were run over by a railroad train your death wouldn’t sanctify the railroad company, would it?' asked Rhett and his voice sounded as if he were humbly seeking information.”

“The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.”