Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is.

As if the world and they were hand and glove.

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.

Some write a narrative of wars and feats, Of heroes little known, and call the rant A history.

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is ever uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all times, in the wide spreading current of sound; that not a prayer is lisped, that its record is not to be found st

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

All truth is precious, if not all divine; and what dilates the powers must needs refine.