“If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.”

“The coward is an object to be pitied.”

“Calm and silent and steady work, and no newspaper humbug, no name-making, you must always remember.”

“One link in a chain explains the infinite chain.”

“Compared to the coward that never made the attempt, he is a hero.”

“LOVE will lay a carpet of treasures under your feet.”

“Be a gift and a benediction.”

“May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day in paradise.”