When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristics in men.

A fair character is a fair fortune.

So it is more useful to watch a man in time of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask it torn off, reality remains.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.

To feel the intimacy of brothers is a marvelous thing in life.

There are three great friends: an old wife, and old dog, and ready money.

It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.

The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.