The mines of knowledge are often laid bare by the hazel-wand of chance.
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes.
Happiness is a roadside flower growing on the highways of usefulness; plucked, it shall wither in thy hand; passed by, it is fragrance to thy spirit. Trample the thyme beneath thy feet; be useful, be happy.
If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.
Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.