Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.

It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.

First weigh the considerations, then take the risks.

It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.

Refrain from doing ill; for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are all too prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.

Peace visits not the guilty mind.<br> (Nemo Malus Felix)

One path alone leads to a life of peace: The path of virtue.

A healthy mind in a healthy body.