Quality, not quantity, is my measure.

Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery.

Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.

A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.

A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend. A book — the unfailing Damon to his loving Pythias. A book that — at a touch — pours its heart into our own.

Man owes two solemn debts--one to society, and one to-nature. It is only when he pays the second that he covers the first.

Not peace at any price! Chains are worse than bayonets.