The "State in danger" is a condition of things which we have witnessed a hundred times; and as for the Church, it has seldom been out of "danger" since we can remember it. Carlyle.
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen. Emerson.
The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician 10 is satisfied to drift. James Freeman Clarke.
The steps of faith fall on the seeming void, and find the rock beneath. Whittier.
The still, sad music of humanity. Wordsworth.
The Stoic thought by slandering Happiness to woo her; by shunning to win her; and proudly presumed that, by fleeing her, she would turn and follow him. Arliss.
The Stoic was a proud man, and not a humble, and he was content if he could only have his own soul for a prey. He did not see that the salvation of one man is impossible except in the salvation of other men, and that no man can save another unless he descend into that other's case, and be, as it were, in that other's stead. Ed.
The stoical exemption which philosophy affects 15 to give us over the pains and vexations of human life is as imaginary as the state of mystical quietism and perfection aimed at by some crazy enthusiast. Scott.
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. Swift.
The stomach has no ears. Pr.