Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

You may be liberal in your praise where praise is due: it costs nothing; it encourages much.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Observation - activity of both eyes and ears.

When a child can be brought to tears, not from fear of punishment, but from repentance for his offence, he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from grief at one's own conduct, be sure there is an angel nestling in the bosom.

As each generation comes into the world devoid of knowledge, its first duty is to obtain possession of the stores already amassed. It must overtake its predecessors before it can pass by them.

It would be more honourable to our distinguished ancestors to praise them in words less, but in deeds to imitate them more.