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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.

It Is Hard To Tell Which Is Worse; The Wide Diffusion Of Things That Are Not True, Or The Suppression Of Things That Are True.

The Habit Of Dwelling On The Past, Has A Narrowing As Well As A Debilitating Influence. Behind Us, There Is A Small, - An Almost Insignificant Measure Of Time; Before Us, There Is An Eternity. It Is The Natural Tendency Of The Mind To Magnify The One, And To Diminish The Other.

There Are Always Principles To Be Depended Upon In This Matter Of Taxation ... Amidst The Inconsistent, The Bewildering Representations Offered, A Certain Number Must Be In Accordance With True Principles.

Religion Is A Temper, Not A Pursuit. It Is The Moral Atmosphere In Which Human Beings Are To Live And Move. Men Do Not Live To Breathe: They Breathe To Live.