Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.

knowledge of our duties is the most useful part of philosophy.

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe to God for any blessing, is, that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.

It is also important to guard against mistaking for good-nature what is properly good-humor,--a cheerful flow of spirits and easy temper not readily annoyed, which is compatible with great selfishness.

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.