Most men remember obligations, but not often to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.
William Gilmore SimmsNo errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them.
William Gilmore SimmsThe amiable is a duty most certainly, but must not be exercised at the expense of any of the virtues. He who seeks to do the amiable always, can only be successful at the frequent expense of his manhood.
William Gilmore Simms