You May Be Witty, But Not Satirical.

Fame Is A Vapor, Popularity An Accident, And Riches Take Wings. Only One Thing Endures And That Is Character.

Duty And To-day Are Ours; Results And Futurity Belong To God.

Answering A Letter From A Church Asking What Else They Should Try After Having Failed To Raise Enough Money On Bake Sales, Bazaars, Suppers, Etc. Why Not Try Religion?

Do Not Lounge In The Cities! There Is Room & Health In The Country, Away From The Crowds Of Idlers & Imbeciles. Go West, Before You Are Fitted For No Life But That Of The Factory.

Morality And Religion Are But Words To Him Who Fishes In Gutters For The Means Of Sustaining Life, And Crouches Behind Barrels In The Street For Shelter From The Cutting Blasts Of A Winter Night.