Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity

Habit is the deepest law of human nature

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together

Foolish men imagine that because judgement for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgement for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as

Friendship, in the old heroic sense of that term, no longer exists. It is in reality no longer expected or recognized as a virtue among men

Do the duty which lieth nearest to thee! Thy second duty will already have become clearer

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak