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Integrity is the first step to true greatness.
Good Humor is the best shield against the darts of satirical raillery
Dare not usurp thy maker's place by giving way to wrath - wrath that goes forth in vengeance; "vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. "
Live only for today, and you ruin tomorrow.
The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.
A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor.
No man has a right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.
Euphonic and harmonious expressions, forcible and just expressions, profound and comprehensive expressions, and especially apt and witty expressions, each have their specific influence upon different minds, and their common influence upon all minds. . . . It is therefore high time our most valuable aphorisms and paragraphs were put in order for frequent perusal, and for handy reference, as the circumstances of life call up subjects.
If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers.
A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of what is called tact, which has so much to do with acceptability and success in life.
Self-approbation, when founded in truth and a good conscience, is a source of some of the purest joys known to man.
Accurate knowledge is the basis of correct opinions; the want of it makes the opinions of most people of little value.
Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.
Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities.
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.
Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
Determination is power. If the prospect be dark, kindle up the fire of resolution that nothing but death can extinguish.
There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.
Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep.
Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in little things.