A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings - as some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil; that being considered best which fairly prostrates the purchaser.
Resolve and thou art free.
Think not because no man sees, such things will remain unseen.
Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.
From dust thou art to dust returneth, was not spoken of the soul.