Character Is Itself A Fortune.

The Knowledge And Experience Which Produce Wisdom Can Only Become A Man's Individual Possession And Property By His Own Free Action; And It Is As Futile To Expect These Without Laborious, Painstaking Effort, As It Is To Hope To Gather A Harvest Where The Seed Has Not Been Sown.

Woman Is The Heart Of Humanity ... Its Grace, Ornament, And Solace.

The Apprenticeship Of Difficulty Is One Which The Greatest Of Men Have Had To Serve.

Riches Are Oftener An Impediment Than A Stimulus To Action; And In Many Cases They Are Quite As Much A Misfortune As A Blessing.

Though An Inheritance Of Acres May Be Bequeathed, An Inheritance Of Knowledge And Wisdom Cannot. The Wealthy Man May Pay Others For Doing His Work For Him; But It Is Impossible To Get His Thinking Done For Him By Another, Or To Purchase Any Kind Of Self-culture.