The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

Out of politics comes more uproar than progress. It is indeed surprising how little, comparatively, this noisy department of human affairs contributes to the world's prosperity. Political commotions upon the grandest scale, political events of astounding suddenness, political characters of the greatest ability, abound, but still, permanent results are rare, and we look in vain for a measure of public good corresponding in extent to the hideous rout which ushers it in. Progress but turns upon its pillow, and goes to sleep again.

Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.

Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.