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.

Ah, men do not know how much strength is in poise, That he goes the farthest who goes far enough.

The realm of death seems an enemy's country to most men, on whose shores they are loathly driven by stress of weather; to the wise man it is the desired port where he moors his bark gladly, as in some quiet haven of the Fortunate Isles; it is the golden west into which his sun sinks, and, sinking, casts back a glory upon the leaden cloud-tack which had darkly besieged his day.

Life may be given in many ways, and loyalty to truth be sealed as bravely in the closet as the field.

Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us.

That cause is strong which has, not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.

While tenderness of feeling and susceptibility to generous emotions are accidents of temperament, goodness is an achievement of the will and a quality of the life.