Trusting too much to others care is the ruin of many.

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

The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing.

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.

Arguing is a game that two can play at. But it is a strange game in that neither opponent ever wins.

Don't halloo until you're out of the wood.

Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? I move that prayer imploring the assistance of Heaven be held every morning before we proceed to business.