A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

Principles are like seeds; they are little things which do much good, if the mind that receives them has the right attitudes.

Our life's a moment and less than a moment, but even this mite nature has mockingly humored with some appearance of a longer span.

Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger

He shows a greater mind who does not restrain his laughter, than he who does not deny his tears.

What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?

What difference does it make how much there is laid away in a man's safe or in his barns, how many head of stock he grazes or how much capital he puts out at interest, if he is always after what is another's and only counts what he has yet to get, never what he has already. You ask what is the proper limit to a person's wealth? First, having what is essential, and second, having what is enough.