Courage is generosity of the highest order, for the brave are prodigal of the most precious things.

We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?

The cynic who twitted Aristippus by observing that the philosopher who could dine on herbs might despise the company of a king, was well replied to by Aristippus, when he remarked that the philosopher who could enjoy the company or a king might also despise a dinner of herbs.

The seat of perfect contentment is in the head; for every individual is thoroughly satisfied with his own proportion of brains.

There are too many who reverse both the principles and the practice of the Apostles; they become all things to all men, not to serve others, but themselves; and they try all things only to hold fast that which is bad.

Despotism can no more exist in a nation until the liberty of the press be destroyed than the night can happen before the sun is set.

There are truths which some men despise because they have not examined, and which they will not examine because they despise. There is one signal instance on record where this kind of prejudice was overcome by a miracle; but the age of miracles is past, while that of prejudice remains.