Francis Wayland

It was Homer who gave laws to the artist.

— Francis Wayland

It was Homer who inspired the poet.

— Francis Wayland

When men differ in any matter of belief, let them meet each other manfully.

— Francis Wayland

When the fight thickens the captain says, "Steady, boys;" and it is their steadiness which pulls the soldiers through. Fitful soldiers are rarely useful ones. That is our great need to-day, steady Christians — men and women you can count on. Many Christians are like intermittent springs. They flow to-day — to-morrow you cannot get a thimbleful of religious activity out of the dried channel of their lives.

— Francis Wayland