Christianity teaches us to love our neighbor as ourself; modern society acknowledges no neighbor.

Great men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits.

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.

I say that justice is truth in action.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

Those authors who appear sometimes to forget they are writers, and remember they are men, will be our favorites.

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