Where Christ brings His cross He brings His presence; and where He is none are desolate, and there is no room for despair.

Never say No when the world says Aye.

There, that is our secret: go to sleep! You will wake, and remember, and understand.

When the dust of death has choked a great man's voice, the common words he said turn oracles, the common thoughts he yoked like horses draw like griffins.

Experience, like a pale musician, holds a dulcimer of patience in his hand.

I begin to think that none are so bold as the timid, when they are fairly roused.

Happy are all free peoples, too strong to be dispossessed. But blessed are those among nations who dare to be strong for the rest!