Mercy. That is the gospel. The whole of it in one word.
It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.
Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.
No piled-up wealth, no social station, no throne, reaches as high as that spiritual plane upon which every human being stands by virtue of his humanity.
We do not compromise our own faith by admitting the honesty of another's doubt.
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.