There Is No Theory Of

The Sick-room Becomes The Scene Of Intense Convictions; And Among These, None, It Seems To Me, Is More Distinct And Powerful Than That Of The Permanent Nature Of Good, And The Transient Nature Of Evil.

The Last Degree Of Honesty Has Always Been, And Is Still Considered Incompatible With Statesmanship. To Hunger And Thirst After Righteousness Has Been Naturally, As It Were, Supposed A Disqualification For Affairs.

Laws And Customs May Be Creative Of Vice; And Should Be Therefore Perpetually Under Process Of Observation And Correction: But Laws And Customs Cannot Be Creative Of Virtue: They May Encourage And Help To Preserve It; But They Cannot Originate It.

In The United States, As Elsewhere, There Are, And Have Always Been, Two Parties In Politics ... It Is Remarkable How Nearly Their Positive Statements Of Political Doctrine Agree, While They Differ In Almost Every Possible Application Of Their Common Principles.

The Highest Condition Of The Religious Sentiment Is When. . . The Worshiper Not Only Sees God Everywhere, But Sees Nothing Which Is Not Full Of God.