A fig-tree looking on a fig-tree becometh fruitful," says the Arabian proverb. And so it is with children; their first great instructor is example.

Diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck.

Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired.

Experience serves to prove that the worth and strength of a state depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men; for the nation is only the aggregate of individual conditions, and civilization itself is but a question of personal, improvement.

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.

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.

With will one can do anything.