A home without books is a body without soul.

But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle: friendship can only exist between good men.

When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Certain signs precede certain events.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.