The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself; the soul is in heaven even while it is in the flesh, if it be purged of its natural corruptions, and taken up with divine thoughts, and contemplations.

If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.

See what daily exercise does for one.

No one should feel pride in anything that is not his own.

The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to the exclusion of all serious business.

As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit