Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the read more

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.

It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.

It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any read more

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds or dissensions with those, who are embarked in the same great national interest with myself, as every difference of this kind in its conseq

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am

Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around read more

Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.

Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.

Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of read more

It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism.

They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with read more

They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with temper.