#1. “One of the happiest and most independent of all human occupations is that of an intelligent farmer, whose land is paid for, and who keeps out of debt.”
#2. “The fascination of salaried positions is but too often the fascination of a serpent which beguiles but to destroy.”
#3. “Be your own master and master of your calling, and you will soon become the master of others.”
#4. ” Next to religion, there is no element so essential to success in life, as vigorous, robust health.”
#5. “A sound mind in a sound body is a fitting foundation for all that is high and noble in human achievement.”
# 6. “The safest and best remedies in the world are warmth, rest, and abstinence, – the brutes employ these.”