We gain so much by quickness, and lose so much by slowness.

The worst evil of all is to leave the ranks of the living before one dies.

He that does good to another does good also to himself.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

There is nothing that Nature has made necessary which is more easy than death; we are longer a-coming into the world than going out of it; and there is not any minute of our lives wherein we may not reasonably expect it. Nay, it is but a momen'ts work, the parting of soul and body. What a shame is it then to stand in fear of anything so long that is over so soon!

The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.

There is no genius without a mixture of madness.