Greatness Is Its Own Torment.

Nature Is God's Old Testament.

Want And Wealth Equally Harden The Human Heart, As Frost And Fire Are Both Alien To The Human Flesh. Famine And Gluttony Alike Drive Away Nature From The Heart Of Man.

Temperance Is Corporeal Piety; It Is The Preservation Of Divine Order In The Body.

Such A Large Sweet Fruit Is A Complete Marriage, That It Needs A Very Long Summer To Ripen In And Then A Long Winter To Mellow And Season It.

Self-denial Is Indispensable To A Strong Character, And The Highest Kind Comes From A Religious Stock.