Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is read more

Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character.

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and read more

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and eat it, too. - John Heywood's Proverbs, 1546.

Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away read more

During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, read more

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.

There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.

We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the read more

We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the Heart.