An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

• Abused patience turns to fury.
• All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
• It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
• Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.
• An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
• Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched.
• Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched.
• 'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
• Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
• Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.