you can't escape tomorrow's responsibilities by evading it today
All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible.
We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.
Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?
A man is about as happy as he makes up his mind to be.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.