The crown and glory of life is character. It is the noblest possession of a man, constituting a rank in itself, and an estate in the general good-will; dignifying every station, and exalting every position in society. It exercises a greater power than wealth, and secures all the honor without the jealousies of fame. It carries with it an influence which always tell; for it is the result of proved honor, rectitude, and consistency-qualities which, perhaps more than any other, command the general confidence and respect of mankind.

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.

Woman, above all other educators, educates humanly. Man is the brain, but woman is the heart, of humanity.

Energy of will may be defined to be the very central power of character in a man.

Riches do not constitute any claim to distinction. It is only the vulgar who admire riches as riches.

Mere political reform will not cure the manifold evils which now afflict society. There requires a social reform, a domestic reform, an individual reform.

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom.