Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import read more

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed.

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

Failure is an event, never a person.

Failure is an event, never a person.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to read more

Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.

A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery.

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if read more

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.