“Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man
“It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.
“Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance
“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
“No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or senator, and remain fit for anything else
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
“Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense
“A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love
“There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others
“I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays