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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."
A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor.
Bigotry and intolerance, silenced by argument, endeavors to silence by persecution, in old days by fire and sword, in modern days by the tongue.
Determination is power. If the prospect be dark, kindle up the fire of resolution that nothing but death can extinguish.
Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep.
It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and so becoming useless.
Wealth is a dangerous inheritance, unless the inheritor is trained to active benevolence.
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.
It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.
Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.
Good Humor is the best shield against the darts of satirical raillery
A person's character is but half formed till after wedlock.
Uncalled for excuses are practical confessions.
There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.
Sensible men show their sense by saying much in few words. If noble actions are the substance of life, good sayings are its ornament and guide.
He who feasts every day, feasts no day.
When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced.
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.
Live only for today, and you ruin tomorrow.
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.
No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.
Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil.
Self-approbation, when founded in truth and a good conscience, is a source of some of the purest joys known to man.
