Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
Greatness stands upon a precipice, and if prosperity carries a man never so little beyond his poise, it overbears and dashes him to pieces.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.
He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct.