Does it ever give thee pause that men used to have a soul? Not by hearsay alone, or as a figure of speech, but as a thruth that they knew and acted upon. Verily it was another world then, but yet it is a pity we have lost the tidings of our souls. We shall have to go in search of them again or worse in all ways shall befall us.

'Genius' which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.

The great silent man! Looking round on the noisy inanity of the world,--words with little meaning, actions with little worth,--one loves to reflect on the great Empire of Silence.

Whose school-hours are all the days and nights of our existence.

There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.