“Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time ”

“There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life”

“Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor ”

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards ”

“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind”

“Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance”