That fatal drollery called a representative government.

Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.

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

People are defeated by easy, victorious and cheap successes more than by adversity.