Occupation: Writer Birth: October 20, 1810 Death: November 25, 1886
He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own..
In what a delightful communion with God does that man live who habitually seeketh love! With the same mantle thrown over him from the cross - with th….
Lying is sometimes acted, insinuated, or implied, in a manner as injurious and shameful as when the falsehood is spoken outright..
The period of youth is the glory of nature, and the healthful development of all the resources of strength deposited in our nature is the glory of yo….
While the censorious man is most severe in judging others, he is invariably the most ready to repel any animadversions made upon himself....
Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by th….
Language the most forcible proceeds from the man who is most sincere. The way to speak with power, or to write words that pierce mankind to the quick….
Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates….
Those who do the least themselves are always the severest critics upon the noble achievements of others..
The advent of truth, like the dawn of day, agitates the elements, while it disperses the gloom..
The Lord's visitations of distinguished favor are always to the diligent. That great men may not be ashamed of honest vocations, the greatest that ha….
Ability for stupendous toil is lodged in every human spirit, a grand gift from the God of nature; but only the persevering worker knows what this lat….
Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls, the discipline of the noblest virtues, and the guaranty of acquisitions the most invigoratin….
The practice of perseverance is the discipline of the noblest virtues. To run well, we must run to the end. It is not the fighting but the' conquerin….
True emotions and sincere words never perish. The great heart of humanity gladly receives and embalms every true utterance of the humblest of its off….