It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

O God, animate us to cheerfulness! May we have a joyful sense of our blessings, learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot, and maintain a perpetual contentedness

Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new power.

In the long run, truth is aided by nothing so much as by opposition.

Perhaps in our presence, the most heroic deed on earth is done in some silent spirit, the loftiest purpose cherished, the most generous sacrifice made, and we do not suspect it. I believe this greatness to be most common among the multitude, whose names are never heard.

A man may quarrel with himself alone; that is, by controverting his better instincts and knowledge when brought face to face with temptation.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.