All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

Tyrants are but the spawn of Ignorance, Begotten by the slaves they trample on.

God does not weigh criminality in our scales. We have one absolute, with the seal of authority upon it; and with us an ounce is an ounce, and a pound a pound. God's measure is the heart of the offender,--a balance which varies with every one of us, a balance so delicate that a tear cast in the other side may make the weight of error kick the beam.

It seems to me that the bane of our country is a profession of faith either with no basis of real belief, or with no proper examination of the grounds on which the creed is supposed to rest.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

The true ideal is not opposed to the real but lies in it; and blessed are the eyes that find it.

Against the windows the storm comes dashing, Through tattered foliage the hail tears crashing, The blue lightning flashes, The rapid hail clashes... The thunder is rumbling And crashing and crumbling.