Protection is not a principle but an expedient

The divine right of kings may have been a plea for feeble tyrants, but the divine right of government is the keystone of human progress, and without it governments sink into police, and a nation is degraded into a mob.

No one but an adventurous traveler can know the luxury of sleep.

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Everything in this world depends upon will.