Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.
Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
Most people go not by argument, but by sympathies.
If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.