Not a soul takes thought how well he may live- only how long: yet a good life might be everybody's, a long one can be nobody's.

The greater part of progress is the desire to progress.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall.

It is a tedious thing to be always beginning life; they live badly who always begin to live.

The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.

Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.

The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom - that deed and word should be in accord.