Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

Our friends don't see our faults, or conceal them, or soften them.

E'en the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, and trodden weeds send out a rich perfume.

Cunning has only private selfish aims, and sticks at nothing which may make them succeed. Discretion has large and extended views, and, like a well-formed eye, commands a whole horizon; cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance.

The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye.