"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
"Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes."
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius."
"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
"What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul."
"Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors."
"A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart."
