Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

There is nothing so absurd as knowledge spun too fine.

Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness of God, made every day before our eyes. Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.

The punishment of murder by death is contrary to reason, and to the order and happiness of society, and contrary to divine revelation.

The purpose of money was to purchase one's freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting.

When you incline to have new clothes, look first well over the old ones, and see if you cannot shift with them another year, either by scouring, mending, or even patching if necessary. Remember, a patch on your coat, and money in your pocket, is better and more creditable, than a writ on your back, and no money to take it off.