Let me resolve to be virtuous, that I may be happy, that I may please Him, who is delighted to see me happy. Amen.

A little neglect may breed great mischief. ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost.

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.

Remember that credit is money.

Dangerous, therefore, is it to take shelter under a tree, during a thunder-gust. It has been fatal to many, both men and beasts.

Never praise your cider or your horse

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.