Debt, grinding debt, whose iron face the widow, the orphan, and the sons of genius fear and hate; debt, which consumes so much time, which so cripples and disheartens a great spirit with cares that seem so base, is a preceptor whose lessons cannot be foregone, and is needed most by those who suffer from it most.

There is a remedy for every wrong and a satisfaction for every soul.

Open the doors of opportunity to talent and virtue and they will do themselves justice, and property will not be in bad hands.

Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.

Man is endogenous, and education is his unfolding. The aid we have from others is mechanical, compared with the discoveries of nature in us. What is thus learned is delightful in the doing, and the effect remains.

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

Self reliance, the height and perfection of man, is reliance on God.