And, of all the things upon earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the best.

Vanity calculates but poorly on the vanity of others; what a virtue we should distil from frailty, what a world of pain we should save our brethren, if we would suffer our own weakness to be the measure of theirs.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

To judge human character rightly, a man may sometimes have very small experience, provided he has a very large heart.

We must remember how apt man is to extremes--rushing from credulity and weakness to suspicion and distrust.

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned.

Man only of all earthly creatures, asks, Can the dead die forever? - and the instinct that urges the question is God's answer to man, for no instinct is given in vain.