Sinful And Forbidden Pleasures Are Like Poisoned

Appreciation, Whether Of Nature, Or Books, Or Art, Or Men, Depends Very Much On Temperament. What Is Beauty Or Genius Or Greatness To One, Is Far From Being So To Another.

Conscience Is Merely Our Own Judgment Of The Right Or Wrong Of Our Actions, And So Can Never Be A Safe Guide Unless Enlightened By The Word Of God.

Duty Performed Gives Clearness And Firmness To Faith, And Faith Thus Strengthened Through Duty Becomes The More Assured And Satisfying To The Soul.

The Secret Of A Good Memory Is Attention, And Attention To A Subject Depends Upon Our Interest In It. We Rarely Forget That Which Has Made A Deep Impression On Our Minds.

The Slanderer And The Assassin Differ Only In The Weapon They Use; With The One It Is The Dagger, With The Other The Tongue. The Former Is Worse That The Latter, For The Last Only Kills The Body, While The Other Murders The Reputation.