A policy of life insurance is the cheapest and safest mode of making a certain provision for one's family.

Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.

There are lazy minds as well as lazy bodies.

Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things.

Often I sit up in my room reading the greatest part of the night, when the book was borrowed in the evening and to be returned early in the morning, lest it should be missed or wanted.

The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy.

An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.