51 Quotes by Charles Simmons

A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of what is called tact, which has so much to do with acceptability and success in life.

When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced.

A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor.

Integrity is the first step to true greatness.

Self-approbation, when founded in truth and a good conscience, is a source of some of the purest joys known to man.

Wealth is a dangerous inheritance, unless the inheritor is trained to active benevolence.

Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, and the purse full.

If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers.

Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities.