A ship should not be held by a single anchor; neither should life depend upon a single hope.

It is no easy thing for a principle to become a man's own unless each day he maintains it and works it out in his life.

Against specious appearances we must set clear convictions, bright and ready for use. When death appears as an evil, we ought immediately to remember that evils are things to be avoided, but death is inevitable.

Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.

Think of God oftener than you breathe.

We do not choose our own parts in life, and have nothing to do with those parts. Our duty is confined to playing them well.

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.