Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain!

If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of others, and so know the highest pleasure wealth can give.

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

We never do evil so thoroughly and heartily as when led to it by an honest but perverted, because mistaken, conscience.

Have a time and place for everything, and do everything in its time and place, and you will not only accomplish more, but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying.