If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

A man looketh on his little one as a being of better hope; in himself ambition is dead, but it bath a resurrection in his son.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

Hatred is the atmosphere of hell.

Many a beggar at the crossway, or gray-haired shepherd on the plain, hath more of the end of all wealth than hundreds who multiply the means.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.