“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”

“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.”

“Your life is what your thoughts make it.”

“There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, and the third is useless..”