Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.

The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities. I exact more from myself and less from others.

Men of learning began to set experiments aside...to form theories...and to substitute these in the place of experiments.

If doing a good act in public will excite others to do more good, then 'Let your light shine to all.' Miss no opportunity to do good.

Beware, lastly, of imagining you shall obtain the end without using the means conducive to it.

They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. Well, it ain't true. I only killed one man for snoring.

It cannot be that the people should grow in grace unless they give themselves to reading. A reading people will always be a knowing people.