If all seconds were as averse to duels as their principals, very little blood would be shed in that way.

Pity a thing often avowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.

When the air balloon was first discovered, some one flippantly asked Dr. Franklin what was the use of it. The doctor answered this question by asking another: "What is the use of a new-born infant? It may become a man."

When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and see how God used my powerlessness for His purpose. What He has chosen for my most significant witness was not my triumphs or victories, but my defeat.

Most females will forgive a liberty rather than a slight

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.

If a cause be good, the most violent attack of its enemies will not injure it so much as an injudicious defence of it by its friends.