The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.
All that lies betwixt the cradle and the grave is uncertain.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them.
Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.