The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

When in doubt, don't.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones -- with ingratitude.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with in gratitude.

Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest

All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.