It is the man determines what is said, not the words.

A sufficiently great and generous trust could never be abused.

I am not responsible for the successful working of the machinery of society.

Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river which he frequented, as pleasantly as ever. The same everlasting serenity will appear in this face of God, and we will not be sorrowful, if he is not.

The mass never comes up to the standard of its best member, but on the contrary degrades itself to a level with the lowest.

The inhabitants of Canada appeared to be suffering between two fires,--the soldiery and the priesthood.

Perhaps the facts most astounding and most real are never communicated by man to man. The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched.