“The weapons of divine justice are blunted by the confession and sorrow of the offender.”
“Poison has a certain appeal … It has not the crudeness of the revolver bullet or the blunt weapon.”
“Your career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar.”
“Time blunts the pain and creates a mist over one’s memory — at least in the case of death and sorrow. Other types of pain linger longer.”
“even the purest and most high-minded scientist finds it expedient sometimes to assault the fortress of truth with the blunt weapon of trail and error. sometimes it works beautifully.”
“Always turn to God in the midst of your struggle and view people who offended you as an instruments of divine sovereignty.”