In politics, nothing is contemptible.

Life is not dated merely by years. Events are sometimes the best calendars.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

The question is this - Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories.

The difference between talent and genius is this: while the former usually develops some special branch of our faculties, the latter commands them all. When the former is combined with tact, it is often more than a match for the latter.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

"Sorry" only counts for that which it cannot alter.