He who believes in goodness has the essence of all faith. He is a man of cheerful yesterdays and confident to-morrows.

Manliness means perfect manhood, as womanliness implies perfect womanhood. Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.

It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today.

A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.

Unmixed praise is not due to any one. It leaves behind a sense of unreality. We can only do justice to a great man by a discriminating criticism. Hero-worship, which paints a faultless monster, whom the world never saw, is like those modern pictures which are a blaze of light without any shadow.