Prosperity Often Presages Adversity.

It Is My Humble Prayer That I May Be Of Some Use In My Day And Generation.

It Is Better To Be The Builder Of Our Own Name Than To Be Indebted By Descent For The Proudest Gifts Known To The Books Of Heraldry.

Exaggeration Is A Blood Relation To Falsehood And Nearly As Blamable.

It Is What We Give Up, Not What We Lay Up, That Adds To Our Lasting Store.

Folly Is Like The Growth Of Weeds, Always Luxurious And Spontaneous; Wisdom, Like Flowers, Requires Cultivation.