It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is ever uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all times, in the wide spreading current of sound; that not a prayer is lisped, that its record is not to be found st

A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still waters.

If a great man struggling with misfortunes is a noble object, a little man that despises them is no contemptible one.

We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.

A teacher should be sparing of his smile.

A noisy man is always in the right.

If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.