Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.

A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer's judgment.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

On a farm the best fertilizer is the master's eye.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.

Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.