Sharp men, like sharp needles, break easy, though they pierce quick.

Success surely comes with conscience in the long run, other things being equal. Capacity and fidelity are commercially profitable qualities.

It is sometimes of God's mercy that men in the eager pursuit of worldly aggrandizement are baffled; for they are very like a train going down an inclined plane - putting on the brake is not pleasant, but it keeps the car on the track.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

Death is not an end. It is a new impulse.

Truthfulness is godliness.