Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine.
William Gilmore SimmsNo errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them.
William Gilmore SimmsIt should console us for the fact that sin has not totally disappeared from the world, that the saints are not wholly deprived of employment.
William Gilmore SimmsTo feel oppressed by obligation is only to prove that we are incapable of a proper sentiment of gratitude. To receive favors from the unworthy is simply to admit that our selfishness is superior to our pride. Most men remember obligations, but not often to be grateful for them. The proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.
William Gilmore Simms