The downright fanatic is nearer to the heart of things than the cool and slippery disputant.

It is those who make the least display of their sorrow who mourn the deepest.

A man's love for his native land lies deeper than any logical expression, among those pulses of the heart which vibrate to the sanctities of home, and to the thoughts which leap up from his father's graves.

Certainly, truth should be strenuous and bold; but the strongest things are not always the noisiest, as any one may see who compares scolding with logic.

It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman, I care not what his stamp may be in society; I care not what clothes he wears, or what culture he boasts.