Never confuse motion with action.

Some are weatherwise, some are otherwise.

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright.

On being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.

There never was a good war, or a bad peace.

The United States Constitutional Convention, except for three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary.

Oh the wonderful knowledge to be found in the stars. Even the smallest things are written there ... if you had but skill to read.