Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear.

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.

Through persistence numerous individuals win accomplishment out of what appeared bound to be sure disappointment.

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

A man's fate is his own temper; and according to that will be his opinion as to the particular manner in which the course of events is regulated. A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance.

As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.