To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be — William Gilmore Simms
Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent. — William Gilmore Simms
Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish. — William Gilmore Simms
The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march. — William Gilmore Simms
Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy. — William Gilmore Simms
I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor. — William Gilmore Simms
No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them. — William Gilmore Simms
Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine. — William Gilmore Simms
Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time — William Gilmore Simms