Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason.
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
Wouldst thou shut up the avenues of ill, Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.
Every stoic was a stoic; but in Christendom where is the Christian?
There can never be deep peace between two spirits, never mutual respect, until, in their dialogue, each stands for the whole world.
Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men capable of wisdom, who, being put into certain company, or other favorable conditions, become wise for a short time, as glasses rubbed acquire electric power for a while.