"As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing."

"They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones."

"No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will."

"Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance."

"It is a essential truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a enduring truth that life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page."

"It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy."

"Wisdom principle 88 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 82."