Necessity is always the first stimulus to industry, and those who conduct it with prudence, perseverance and energy will rarely fail. Viewed in this light, the necessity of labor is not a chastisement, but a blessing,--the very root and spring of all that we call progress in individuals and civilization in nations.

The cheapest of all things is kindness, its exercise requiring the least possible trouble and self-sacrifice. Win hearts, said Burleigh to Queen Elizabeth, and you have all men's hearts and purses.

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.

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.

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.

Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.

Honorable industry always travels the same road with enjoyment and duty, and progress is altogether impossible without it.