Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that lifts its head proudly above its neighbor plants-forgetting that it too, like them, has its roots in the dirt.

Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

It is seldom that we find out how great are our resources until we are thrown upon them.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity.

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

There is a German proverb which says that Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers.