Will Christian
Will Christian
may gains causes
It may almost be held that the hope of commercial gain has done nearly as much for the cause of truth as even the love of truth.
complaining complaints pitiful
Complaint is. more contemptible than pitiful.
character giving proud
Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.
character trying use
It is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.
devotion faculty earnestness
Earnestness is the devotion of all the faculties.
friendship weakness virtue
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
past history gold
Truth comes to us from the past, as gold is washed down from the mountains of Sierra Nevada, in minute but precious particles, and intermixed with infinite alloy, the debris of the centuries.
hope heaven soul
Hope is the best part of our riches. What sufficeth it that we have the wealth of the Indies in our pockets, if we have not the hope of heaven in our souls?
humility proud would-be
Some one called Sir Richard Steele the "vilest of mankind," and he retorted with proud humility, "It would be a glorious world if I were.
character chinese imitation
No single character is ever so great that a nation can afford to form itself upon it. Imitation belittles. This appears in the instance of the Chinese. The Chinese are so many Confucii; in miniature. And so with the Jews. Moses, the lawgiver, is poorly represented by Moses, the old clothesman ; or even by Dives, the hanker.
talking wells depends
Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
pain children real
We may learn from children how large a part of our grievances is imaginary. But the pain is just as real.
evening action muse
We should round every day of stirring action with an evening of thought. We learn nothing of our experience except we muse upon it.
goodness cheerfulness
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.