No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.

When you are disposed to be vain of your mental acquirements, look up to those who are more accomplished than yourself, that you may be fired with emulation; but when you feel dissatisfied with your circumstances, look down on those beneath you, that you may learn contentment.

Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give.

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.

There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.

Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper.