“I have lerned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers
“If you go to the married state, lead the man with tender hand. Much too strong women's power makes the husbands sour.
“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.
“It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others
“He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young