Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries.

Sincerity is not test of truth-no evidence of correctness of conduct. You may take poison sincerely believing it the needed medicine, but will it save your life?

Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well and cheerful, we are always young and at last die in youth even when in years would count as old.

Where duty is plain delay is both foolish and hazardous; where it is not, delay may be both wisdom and safety.

The great end of education is, to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others.

He who can suppress a moments anger may prevent a day of sorrow.

Seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.