There Is A Past Which Is Gone

A Silent Man Is Easily Reputed Wise. A Man Who Suffers None To See Him In The Common Jostle And Undress Of Life, Easily Gathers Round Him A Mysterious Veil Of Unknown Sanctity, And Men Honor Him For A Saint. The Unknown Is Always Wonderful.

It Is More True To Say That Our Opinions Depend Upon Our Lives And Habits, Than To Say That Our Lives And Habits Depend On Our Opinions.

There Is An Inward State Of The Heart Which Makes Truth Credible The Moment It Is Stated. It Is Credible To Some Men Because Of What They Are. Love Is Credible To A Loving Heart; Purity Is Credible To A Pure Mind; Life Is Credible To A Spirit In Which Life Beats Strongly It Is Incredible To Other Men.

Simpler Manners, Purer Lives; More Self-denial; More Earnest Sympathy With The Classes That Lie Below Us, Nothing Short Of That Can Lay The Foundations Of The Christianity Which Is To Be Hereafter, Deep And Broad.

Only So Far As A Man Believes Strongly, Mightily, Can He Act Cheerfully, Or Do Anything That Is Worth Doing.