While the censorious man is most severe in judging others, he is invariably the most ready to repel any animadversions made upon himself...
Elias Lyman MagoonHe is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.
Elias Lyman MagoonLanguage the most forcible proceeds from the man who is most sincere. The way to speak with power, or to write words that pierce mankind to the quick, is to speak and write honestly.
Elias Lyman MagoonThe practice of perseverance is the discipline of the noblest virtues. To run well, we must run to the end. It is not the fighting but the' conquering that gives a hero his title to renown.
Elias Lyman Magoon