The diamond of character is revealed by the concussion of misfortune, as the splendor of the precious jewel of the mine is developed by the blows of the lapidary. — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
There are some professed Christians who would gladly burn their enemies, but yet who forgive them merely because it is heaping coals of fire… — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
If you tell a woman she is beautiful, whisper it softly, for if the devil hears, he will echo it many times. — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
The ignorant ever shun and dread the gifted and enlightened. — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
To write for a living, according to Mr. Whipple, is coquetting with starvation. — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
Real merit requires as much labor, to be placed in a true light, as humbug to be elevated to an unworthy eminence; only the… — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
The diamond of character is revealed by the concussion of misfortune, as the splendor of the precious jewel of the mine is developed by… — Francis Alexander Durivage Copy Share Image
