No man knows what he will do till the right temptation comes.

A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.

The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.

Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”

The more sincere we are in our belief, as a rule, the less demonstrative we are.

Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.