There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

A man may be buoyed up by the efflation of his wild desires to brave any imaginable peril; but he cannot calmly see one he loves braving the same peril; simply because he cannot feel within turn that which prompts another. He sees the danger, and feels not the power that is to overcome it.

It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of expression, or he will remain obscure.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.

When a man fails to see the truth of certain generally accepted views, there is no law compelling him to provoke animosity by announcing his dissent.

Vehemence without feeling is but rant.