He who seeks repentance for the past, should woo the angel virtue for the future.

Emotion, whether of ridicule, anger, or sorrow,--whether raised at a puppet show, a funeral, or a battle,--is your grandest of levellers. The man who would be always superior should be always apathetic.

The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four quarters of the globe.

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset.

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.

Labour is the purgatory of the erring.

The frenzy of nations is the statesmanship of fate.