A mother is the best friend God ever gave.

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.

It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.

The past is the sepulchre of our dead emotions.

The Breath becomes a stone; the stone, a plant; the plant, an animal; the animal, a man; the man, a spirit; and the spirit, a god.

Hope is the best part of our riches. What sufficeth it that we have the wealth of the Indies in our pockets, if we have not the hope of heaven in our souls?