If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.

Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.

You may burn my body to ashes, and scatter them to the winds of heaven; you may drag my soul down to the regions of darkness and despair to be tormented forever; but you will never get me to support a measure which I believe to be wrong, although by doing so I may accomplish that which I believe to be right.

Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.

I have no wealthy or popular relations to recommend me.