The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.
What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.
I always [or "often"] walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.
I trust that as He shall further open the way, I will be ready to walk therein, relying on His help and trusting in His goodness and wisdom.
Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.
Persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should be adopted to influence the conduct of men. The opposite course would be a reversal of human nature, which is God's decree and can never be reversed.