Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in little things.

Euphonic and harmonious expressions, forcible and just expressions, profound and comprehensive expressions, and especially apt and witty expressions, each have their specific influence upon different minds, and their common influence upon all minds.... It is therefore high time our most valuable aphorisms and paragraphs were put in order for frequent perusal, and for handy reference, as the circumstances of life call up subjects.

It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.

Self-approbation, when founded in truth and a good conscience, is a source of some of the purest joys known to man.

Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil.

Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep.

Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.