A Man Without Persistence Will Never Make

Clever Talk And Domineering Manner Have Little To With Being A Man At His Best.

Study The Past If You Would Define The Future. I Am Not One Who Was Born In The Possession Of Knowledge; I Am One Who Is Fond Of Antiquity, And Earnest In Seeking It There. Learning Without Thought Is Labor Lost; Thought Without Learning Is Perilous.

The Gentleman Has Nine Cares. In Seeing He Is Careful To See Clearly; In Hearing He Is Careful To Hear Distinctly; In His Looks He Is Careful To Be Kind, In His Manner To Be Respectful, In His Words To Be Sincere, In His Work To Be Diligent. When In Doubt He Is Careful To Ask For Information; When Angry He Has A Care For The Consequences; And When He Sees A Chance For Gain, He Thinks Carefully Whether The Pursuits Of It Would Be Right.

To Study And Not Think Is A Waste. To Think And Not Study Is Dangerous.

There Are Three Things To Beware Of Through Life: When A Man Is Young, Let Him Beware Of His Appetites; When He Is Middle-aged, Of His Passions; And When Old, Of Covetousness, Especially.