If Any Man Seeks For Greatness, Let

Man Is Improvable. Some People Think He Is Only A Machine, And That The Only Difference Between A Man And A Mill Is, That One Is Carried By Blood And The Other By Water.

You May Be Liberal In Your Praise Where Praise Is Due: It Costs Nothing; It Encourages Much.

When You Introduce Into Our Schools A Spirit Of Emulation, You Have Present The Keenest Spur Admissible To The Youthful Intellect.

Temptation Is A Fearful Word. It Indicates The Beginning Of A Possible Series Of Infinite Evils. It Is The Ringing Of An Alarm Bell, Whose Melancholy Sounds May Reverberate Through Eternity. Like The Sudden, Sharp Cry Of "fire!" Under Our Windows By Night, It Should Rouse Us To Instantaneous Action, And Brace Every Muscle To Its Highest Tension.

Virtue Is An Angel, But She Is A Blind One, And Must Ask Knowledge To Show Her The Pathway That Leads To Her Goal.