“Labour is the source of every blessing.”

Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous.

Bad as any government may be, it is seldom worse than anarchy.

Vices are their own punishment.

The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.

Sometimes the slow ones blame the active for the delay.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

A man is known by the company he keeps.

United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.

Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain

Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

Growing apart can also be a blessing. Make space for that.

The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.

Thoughts and words form your mental image. And since we become what we picture be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.

I have been much blessed.

Blessed be the Lord for the beauty of summer and spring, for the air, the water, the verdure, and the song of birds.

For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles.

Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er a’ the ills o’ life victorious.

There is literally nothing that I ever asked to do, that I asked the blessed Creator to help me to do, that I have not been able to accomplish.