Accurate knowledge is the basis of correct opinions; the want of it makes the opinions of most people of little value.

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

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

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, and the purse full.

Infidelity is seated in the heart; its origin is not in the head. It is the wish that Christianity might not be true, that leads to an argument to prove it.

Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.