It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested.

All thoughts that mold the age begin deep down within the primitive soul.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

True freedom is to share All the chains our brothers wear, And, with heart and hand, to be Earnest to make others free!

Evil springs up, and flowers, and bears no seed, And feeds the green earth with its swift decay, Leaving it richer for the growth of truth.

There comes Emerson first, whose rich words, every one, Are like gold nails in temples to hang trophies on.