It is defeat that turns bone to flint, gristle to muscle, and makes men invincible.

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

Nobody ever sees truth except in fragments.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.

As flowers carry dewdrops, trembling on the edges of the petals, and ready to fall at the first waft of wind or brush of bird, so the heart should carry its beaded words of thanksgiving; and at the first breath of heavenly flavor, let down the shower, perfumed with the heart's gratitude.

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.