Quotes by Edwin Hubbel Chapin

“Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity”

“The essence of justice is mercy.”

“Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the worlds heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.”

“Do not judge from mere appearances; for the lift laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.”

“Neutral men are the devils allies.”

“At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.”

“Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy”

Goodness is richer than greatness. It consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are.

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.

Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the worlds heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

Neutral men are the devils allies.