The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.
Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!
Therever fortune clears a way, thither our ready footsteps stray.
It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.
External objects produce decided effects upon the brain. A man shut up between four walls soon loses the power to associate words and ideas together. How many prisoners in solitary confinement become idiots, if not mad, for want of exercise for the thinking faculty!