He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.—­Confucius.

Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.—­Lady BLESSINGTON.

Dreadful is their doom, whom doubt has driven
To censure fate, and pious hope forego. 
—­Beattie.

Diet.—­Simple diet is best.—­Pliny.

Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.—­Shakespeare.

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eat about twice as much as nature requires.—­Franklin.

Difficulties.—­Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.—­Seneca.

There is no merit where there is no trial; and, till experience stamps the mark of strength, cowards may pass for heroes, faith for falsehood.—­Aaron hill.

Difficulties are God’s errands; and when we are sent upon them we should esteem it a proof of God’s confidence—­as a compliment from God.—­Beecher.

It is difficulties which give birth to miracles.—­Rev.  Dr. Sharpe.

What is difficulty?  Only a word indicating the degree of strength requisite for accomplishing particular objects; a mere notice of the necessity for exertion; a bugbear to children and fools; only a mere stimulus to men.—­Samuel Warren.

Difficulty is a severe instructor, set over us by the supreme ordinance of a paternal guardian and legislator, who knows us better than we know ourselves, as he loves us better too.  He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.  Our antagonist is our helper.—­Burke.

There are few difficulties that hold out against real attacks; they fly, like the visible horizon, before those who advance.

Discipline.—­No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.—­William Penn.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.—­Seneca.

Discord.—­Our life is full of discord; but by forbearance and virtue this same discord can be turned to harmony.—­James Ellis.

The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man.  What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil?  And what must they look for but their father’s portion?—­St. Bernard.

Discretion.—­Remember the divine saying, He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life.—­Sir Walter Raleigh.

There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.—­Addison.

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.—­Bacon.

Discretion and hard valor are the twins of honor.—­Beaumont and Fletcher.