The great lesson of biography is to show what man can be and do at his best. A noble life put fairly on record acts like an inspiration to others.

Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.

Those who have most to do, and are willing to work, will find the most time.

Diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck.

A fig-tree looking on a fig-tree becometh fruitful," says the Arabian proverb. And so it is with children; their first great instructor is example.

He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.

It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune. . . .