John Mason Quotes
The aim of education should be to convert the mind into a living fountain, and not a reservoir.
A house without family worship has neither foundation nor covering.
Judge thyself with a judgment of sincerity, and thou wilt judge others with a judgment of charity.
Happiness consists in activity - it is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.
'Tis ever thus
With noble minds, if chance they slide to folly;
Remorse stings deeper, and relentless conscience
Pours more gall into the bitter cup
Of their severe repentance.
Our conscience is a fire within us, and our sins as the fuel; instead of warming, it will scorch us, unless the fuel be removed, or the heat of it allayed by penitential tears.
Uncursed ambition, unresisting sloth,
And base dependence, are the fiends accurst.
As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every minute of time.
You were born an original. Don't die a copy.
You were born an original. Don''t die a copy.