George Bancroft

It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a
government without a king.

It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a
government without a king.

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, read more

The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break.
- George Bancroft,

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.