Solitude is strength to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.
Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith.
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are who like to be told the worst.
