The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Learning to be complex is easy, but learning to be simple is most difficult.

Reality might be described as the eternal equipoise of positive and negative.

Sometimes, our greatest obstacles are breathtakingly beautiful challenges. Rise to the challenge!

If I had the energy, I would have done it all over the county.

I've always been a reader and a writer.

We must not regard what or how the world esteems us, so we have the Word pure, and are certain of our doctrine.

We have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.

If there is a State, there must be domination of one class by another and, as a result, slavery; the State without slavery is unthinkable - and this is why we are the enemies of the State.

But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.

Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.