It is commonly observed that a sudden wealth, like a prize drawn in a lottery or a large bequest to a poor family, does not permanently enrich. They have served no apprenticeship to wealth, and with the rapid wealth come rapid claims which they do not know how to deny, and the treasure is quickly dissipated.

Be brave enough to do the loving thing.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Each man has an aptitude born with him. Do your work.

There is a certain wisdom of humanity which is common to the greatest men with the lowest, and which our ordinary education oftenlabors to silence and obstruct.

You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning in your own.