Strange, when you ask anyone's advice you see yourself what is right.

There is so much one would rather not believe until one has seen for oneself whether it is true.

More die in flight than in battle.

He who is sorrowful can force himself to smile, but he who is glad cannot weep.

The ways of Providence cannot be reasoned out by the finite mind ... I cannot fathom them, yet seeking to know them is the most satisfying thing in all the world.

It is a strange thing to come home. While yet on the journey, you cannot at all realize how strange it will be.

There is so little that one can do for the dead!