Silence is the cornerstone of character.

The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.

If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt and disgrace falling upon the ungenerous and mean person.

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.

He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.

Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to have a friend and to be true under any and all trials is the mark of a man!