I am in favor of a national bank...in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.

Everybody likes compliment.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.

A day spent helping no one but yourself is a day wasted.

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her

The Bible says somewhere that we are desperately selfish. I think we would have discovered that fact without the Bible.