Wisdom consisteth not in knowing many things, nor even in knowing them thoroughly; but in choosing and in following what conduces the most certainly to our lasting happiness and true glory.

Principles do not mainly influence even the principled; we talk on principle, but we act on interest.

Was genius ever ungrateful? Mere talents are dry leaves, tossed up and down by gusts of passion, and scattered and swept away; but, Genius lies on the bosom of Memory, and Gratitude at her feet.

It is easy to look down on others; to look down on ourselves is the difficulty.

Circumstances form the character; but, like petrifying matters, they harden while they form.

Teach him to live unto God and unto thee; and he will discover that women, like the plants in woods, derive their softness and tenderness from the shade.

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.