The great high-road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast welldoing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful.

Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.

The egotist is next door to a fanatic.

Even happiness itself may become habitual. There is a habit of looking at the bright side of things, and also of looking at the dark side.

The career of a great man remains an enduring monument of human energy. The man dies and disappears, but his thoughts and acts survive and leave an indelible stamp upon his race.

Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.