All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.

Faith is one of the forces by which men live, and the total absence of it means collapse

Act in earnest and you will become earnest in all you do.

We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest... But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can...in the acquisition of a new habit, we must take car to launch ourselves with as strong and decided initiative as possible. Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.