"To live is well, but to live well is better"

"Do not spit in the well - you may be thirsty by and by."

"There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out."

"A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it."

"Gossip needs no carriage."

"A kind word is like a spring day."

"Live up to your potential instead of imitating someone else's."

"Do not speak of repulsive matters at table."

"I told you I was sick."

"Words lead to deeds.... They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness."

"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy."

"ROSTRUM, n. In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship. In America, a place from which a candidate for office energetically expounds the wisdom, virtue and power of the rabble."