It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.