Trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of character.

A juggler's skill hath been long years alearning.

Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.

Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of "Never give up."

Men scanning the surface count the wicked happy; they see not the frightful dreams that crowd a bad man's pillow.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes.