Nothing has a letter effect upon children than praise.

There is nothing evil but what is within us; the rest is either natural or accidental.

Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason.

There is no dearth of charity in the world in giving, but there is comparatively little exercised in thinking and speaking.

Anger, the Stoics said, was a short madness.

When it shall please God to bring thee to man's estate, use great providence and circumspection in choosing thy wife. For from thence will spring all thy future good or evil; and it is an action of life, like unto a stratagem of war; wherein a man can err but once!

Provision is the foundation of hospitality, and thrift the fuel of magnificence.