Those Who Are Learning To Compose And

The Spirit Of True Religion Breathes Gentleness And Affability; It Gives A Native, Unaffected Ease To The Behavior; It Is Social, Kind, Cheerful; Far Removed From The Cloudy And Illiberal Disposition Which Clouds The Brow, Sharpens The Temper, And Dejects The Spirit.

As The Primary End Of History Is To Record Truth, Impartiality, Fidelity And Accuracy Are The Fundamental Qualities Of An Historian.

The Great Standard Of Literature As To Purity And Exactness Of Style Is The Bible.

Gentleness Corrects Whatever Is Offensive In Our Manner.

Worry Not About The Possible Troubles Of The Future; For If They Come, You Are But Anticipating And Adding To Their Weight; And If They Do Not Come, Your Worry Is Useless; And In Either Case It Is Weak And In Vain, And A Distrust Of God's Providence.