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

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.

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.

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

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

He that resolves upon any great and good end, has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection.