Clear and round dealing is the honor of man"s nature; and ... mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but embaseth it.

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. read more

• Thought These Dark Days Great Greatest Our Country Lived

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one. read more

• Thought Many Man Courage Die Gallantly Say Even Think Cause for Which Asked Unworthy

An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation. read more

• Thought Expert Gossiper Knows How Much Leave Conversation

I’ve found that God often lets us taste how sweet he is in our most bitter moments read more

• Thought Found God Often Lets Us Taste How Sweet Our Most Bitter Moments

We say that the hour of death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so certain and which has every hour filled in advance. read more

• Thought Say Hour Death Cannot Forecast Imagine Placed Obscure Distant Future Occurs Us Any Connection Day Begun Arrive Same Afternoon Which Certain Every Filled Advance

Great hypocrite are the real atheists. read more

• Thought Great Hypocrite Real Atheists

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. read more

• Thought Best Part Beauty Which Picture Express

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. read more

• Thought Choose Life Most Useful Habit Agreeable

A little philosophy inclineth man"s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men"s minds about to religion. read more

• Thought Little Philosophy Inclineth Man Mind Atheism Depth Bringeth Men Minds About Religion

Nothing doth so much keep men out of the Church, and drive men out of the Church, as breach of unity. read more

• Thought Nothing Doth Much Keep Men Church Drive Breach Unity