He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy, But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring?
God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical Demonstration!
He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all chains from every mind.