The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

A great part of human suffering has its root in the nature of man, and not in that of his institutions.

A stray hair, by its continued irritation, may give more annoyance than a smart blow.

Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest hath his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in; Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold... 'T is heaven alone that is given away, 'T is only God may be had for the asking; There is no price set on the lavish summer, And June may be had by the poorest comer.

As one lamp lights another, nor grows less,So nobleness enkindleth nobleness.

Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't is prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.