Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.
Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.
No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition. It reduces their supporters to that tractable number which can be managed by the joint influences of fruition and hope. It offers vengeance to the discontented, and distinction to the ambitious; and employs the energies of aspiring spirits, who otherwise may prove traitors in a division or assassins in a debate.
The world is governed by personalities very different to what people that cannot see further than their eyes, believe
Quit the world, and the world forgets you.
It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal.
Great men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits.
What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.
A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost.
"Sorry" only counts for that which it cannot alter.
Life is too short to be little.
If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.
Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.
The character of a woman rapidly develops after marriage, and sometimes seems to change, when in fact it is only complete.
A great thing is a great book; but a greater thing than all is the talk of a great man.
Eloquence is the child of knowledge.
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
There can be economy only where there is efficiency.
A book may be as great a thing as a battle.
One should conquer the world, not to enthrone a man, but an idea; for ideas exist forever.
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