It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry.

It is the nature of intellect to strive to improve in intellectual power.

There is one court whose findings are incontrovertible, and whose sessions are held in the chambers of our own breast.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.

All our possessions are as nothing compared to health, strength, and a clear conscience.

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!

Lenity has almost always wisdom and justice on its side.