Some persons are so devotional they have not one bit of true religion in them.

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

Some persons are so devotional they have not one bit of true religion in them.

One of the surest evidences of an elevated taste is the power of enjoying works of impassioned terrorism, in poetry, and painting. The man who can look at impassioned subjects of terror with a feeling of exultation may be certain he has an elevated taste.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.

The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while you live; and the next to preserve it after you die, when affection and interest are over, and nothing but sterling excellence can preserve your name. Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.