The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.
James Russell LowellIt is not a great Xerxes army of words, but a compact Greek ten thousand that march safely down to posterity.
James Russell Lowell