Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

The acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.

Like the rainbow, peace rests upon the earth, but its arch is lost in heaven. Heaven bathes it in hues of light--it springs up amid tears and clouds--it is a reflection of the eternal sun--it is an assurance of calm--it is the sign of a great covenant between God and man--it is an emanation from the distant orb of immortal light.

No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one.

He that swells in prosperity will be sure to shrink in adversity.

When the air balloon was first discovered, some one flippantly asked Dr. Franklin what was the use of it. The doctor answered this question by asking another: "What is the use of a new-born infant? It may become a man."

Duke Chartres used to boast that no man could have less real value for character than himself, yet he would gladly give twenty thousand pounds for a good one, because he could immediately make double that sum by means of it.