'tis More Noble To Forgive, And More

Be In General Virtuous, And You Will Be Happy.

He [the Rev. Mr. Whitefield] Used, Indeed, Sometimes To Pray For My Conversion, But Never Had The Satisfaction Of Believing That His Prayers Were Heard.

In My Youth, I Traveled Much, And I Observed In Different Countries, That The More Public Provisions Were Made For The Poor, The Less They Provided For Themselves, And Of Course Became Poorer. And, On The Contrary, The Less Was Done For Them, The More They Did For Themselves, And Became Richer.

By Failing To Prepare, You Are Preparing To Fail.

When Confronted With Two Courses Of Action I Jot Down On A Piece Of Paper All The Arguments In Favor Of Each One, Then On The Opposite Side I Write The Arguments Against Each One. Then By Weighing The Arguments Pro And Con And Cancelling Them Out, One Against The Other, I Take The Course Indicated By What Remains.