Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.

Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.

Most men die at 25, we just don't bury them until they are 70.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.