All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.

No laws, however stringent, can make the idle industrious, the thriftless provident, or the drunken sober.

Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.

It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of life.

Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ...Hope sweetens the memory of experiences well loved. It tempers our troubles to our growth and our strength. It befriends us in the dark hours, excites us in bright ones. It lends promise to the future and purpose to the past. It turns discouragement to determination. Samuel Smiles

No good thing is ever lost. Nothing dies, not even life which gives up one form only to resume another. No good action, no good example dies. It lives forever in our race. While the frame moulders and disappears, the deed leaves an indelible stamp, and molds the very thought and will of future generations.