Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself

A man is called selfish, not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.

The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.