Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities.

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

True greatness consists in being great in little things.

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

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

He who feasts every day, feasts no day.

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