Courage is by no means incompatible with tenderness. On the contrary, gentleness and tenderness have been found to characterize the men, no less than the women, who have done the most courageous deeds.

All life is a struggle.... Under competition the lazy man is put under the necessity of exerting himself; and if he will not exert himself, he must fall behind. If he do not work, neither shall he eat.

Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh to -day as when they first passed through their authors' minds ages ago.

Cheerfulness is also an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart.

Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.

There is no act, however trivial, but has its train of consequences.

The great and good do no die even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.