Preventives of evil are far better than remedies; cheaper and easier of application, and surer in result.

Apothegms are the wisdom of the past condensed for the instruction and guidance of the present.

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is still better.

Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your housebold.

Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil.