At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.

Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

The downright fanatic is nearer to the heart of things than the cool and slippery disputant.

Bigotry dwarfs the soul by shutting out the truth.

This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven.

Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.

Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair.

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Tribulation will not hurt you, unless as it too often does; it hardens you and makes you sour, narrow and skeptical.

Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world's heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.

Not in achievement, but in endurance, of the human soul, does it show its divine grandeur and its alliance with the infinite.

At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.

The essence of justice is mercy.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.

Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman.

Every action of your life touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

A life is black whiten it as you will.

The city reveals the moral ends of being and sets the awful problem of life. The country soothes us refreshes us lifts us up with religious suggestion.

Neutral men are the devils allies.

Pride is the master sin of the devil and the devil is the father of lies.

Objects close to the eye shut out much larger objects on the horizon and splendors born only of the earth eclipse the stars. So it is with people who sometimes cover the entire disc of eternity with a dollar and so quench transcendent glories with a little shining dust.

Skepticism has never founded empires established principals or changed the worlds heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.

Not in achievement but in endurance of the human soul does it show its divine grandeur and its alliance with the infinite.

Modest expression is a beautiful setting to the diamond of talent and genius.

Impatience dries the blood sooner than age or sorrow.

Impatience never commanded success.

Influence is exerted by every human being from the hour of birth to that of death.

No man knows the genuineness of his convictions until he has sacrificed something for them.

Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government.

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.

None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as a being of acute intellect, political cunning, and the fiercest courage. These universal and instinctive tendencies of the human mind reveal much.

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.

But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.

Quality in a classical Greek sense is how to live with grace and intelligence, with bravery and mercy.

Like timidity, bravery is also contagious.

The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme.