Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws.

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

It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and so becoming useless.

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."

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

Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.

A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock.