Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.

That cruelty which children are permitted to show to birds and other animals will most probably exert itself on their fellow creatures when at years of maturity.

The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation, are the most useful and significant.

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

Why Do We Procrastinate? P - postponing life R - resisting change O - overly cautious C - contemplating course of action R - reasoning and justifying A - afraid of success S - summoning up some courage T - trouble moving forward I - inability to see the outcome N - not able to trust in your abilities to make decisions A - attempting to control the situation T - time to reflect on your motives E - erodes progress

A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play.

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.