Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.

A faint endeavor ends in a sure defeat.

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.

Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves.

Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.

we live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice.

To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint!