One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own.

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.