For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.

Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

Contentment is the only real wealth.

For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition and use.

A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.