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.

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.

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.

Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.

Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

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.