There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.
The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.
Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
Great men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits.