Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of Providence.
Men never forgive those in whom there is nothing to pardon.
To how many is the death of the beloved the parent of faith!
Philosophy, while it soothes the reason, damps the ambition.
When the world frowns, we can face it; but let it smile, and we are undone.
Earnestness is the best gift of mental power, and deficiency of heart is the cause of many men never becoming great.