Cost is the father and compensation the mother of progress.

A woman in love is a very poor judge of character.

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.

Laws are the very bulkwarks of liberty; they define every man's rights, and defend the individual liberties of all men.

If we will measure other people's corn in our own bushel, let us first take it to the Divine standard, and have it sealed.

Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility.

The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them.