Scholarship, save by accident, is never the measure of a man's power.

A mind grows by what it feeds on.

Almost everywhere men have become the particular things which their particular work has made them.

Heaven is not reached at a single bound. But we build the ladder by which we rise. From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round.

What do you think God gave you more wealth than is requisite to satisfy your rational wants for, when you look around and see how many are in absolute need of that which you do not need? Can you not take the hint?

No genuine observer can decide otherwise than that the homes of a nation are the bulwarks of personal and national safety and thrift.

Wants keep pace with wealth always.