There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.

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.

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

When a person feels disposed to over estimate his own importance, let him remember that mankind got along very well before his birth, and that in all probability they will they will get along very well after his death.

Dare not usurp thy maker's place by giving way to wrath - wrath that goes forth in vengeance; "vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord."

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

Most of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next.