Trouble teaches men how much there is in manhood.

In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.

We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.

October is nature's funeral month. Nature glories in death more than in life. The month of departure is more beautiful than the month of coming - October than May. Every green thin loves to die in bright colors.