The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party - and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect His purpose.

When I have a particular case in hand, I have that motive and feel an interest in the case, feel an interest in ferreting out the questions to the bottom, love to dig up the question by the roots and hold it up and dry it before the fires of the mind.

The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

I will do what I think is right and when I discover that it is wrong, I will change it.

Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.

Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.

As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?