You did n't think a man could sit at a breakfast-table doing nothing but making puns every morning for a year or two, and never give a thought to the two thousand of his fellow-creatures who are passing into another state during every hour that he sits talking and laughing.

Of course, the one matter that a real human being cares for is what is going to become of them and of him.

And the plain truth is, that a good many people are saying one thing about it and believing another.
-- How do I know that?
Why, I have known and loved to talk with good people, all the way from Rome to Geneva in doctrine, as long as I can remember.

Besides, the real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men,--from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.

It is in their hearts that the "sentimental" religion some people are so fond of sneering at has its source.