Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of "Never give up."

Thought paceth like a hoary sage, but imagination hath wings as an eagle.

Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.

To be accurate, write; to remember, write; to know thine own mind, write. And a written prayer is a prayer of faith, special, sure, and to be answered.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

The pen has shaken nations.

Extravagance is the rich man's pitfall.

Yet is beauty the pleasing trickery that cheateth half the world.

Power is seldom innocent, and envy is the yokefellow of eminence.

One single glance will conquer all descriptions.

Lies can destroy, but not create.

Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume.

Hatred is the atmosphere of hell.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

It is an outrage that people can take other people's lives when they obviously haven't got their own lives in order.