Purposes, Like Eggs, Unless They Be Hatched

Character Is Undergoing Constant Change, For Better Or For Worse--either Being Elevated On The One Hand, Or Degraded On The Other.

Courage Is By No Means Incompatible With Tenderness. On The Contrary, Gentleness And Tenderness Have Been Found To Characterize The Men, No Less Than The Women, Who Have Done The Most Courageous Deeds.

Luck Whines; Labor Whistles.

It Is Natural To Admire And Revere Really Great Men. They Hallow The Nation To Which They Belong, And Lift Up Not Only All Who Live In Their Time, But Those Who Live After Them. Their Great Example Becomes The Common Heritage Of Their Race; And Their Great Deeds And Great Thoughts Are The Most Glorious Legacies Of Mankind.

The Government Of A Nation Itself Is Usually Found To Be But The Reflux Of The Individuals Composing It. The Government That Is Ahead Of The People Will Be Inevitably Dragged Down To Their Level, As The Government That Is Behind Them Will In The Long Run Be Dragged Up.