The fear of doing right is the grand treason in times of danger.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.

A man that is afraid is never a man.

No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.

Each book has a secret history of ways and means.

A house built on sand is, in fair weather, just as good as if builded on a rock. A cobweb is as good as the mightiest chain cable when there is no strain on it. It is trial that proves one thing weak and another strong.

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?