I know it is more agreeable to walk upon carpets than to lie upon dungeon floors, I know it is pleasant to have all the comforts and luxuries of civilization; but he who cares only for these things is worth no more than a butterfly, contented and thoughtless, upon a morning flower; and who ever thought of rearing a tombstone to a last summer's butterfly?

Most of the debts of Europe represent condensed drops of blood.

What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.

It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.

There is nothing that makes more cowards and feeble men than public opinion.

To be a Christian is to obey Christ no matter how you feel.

Refinement that carries us away from our fellow-men is not God's refinement.