I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men.

What can laws do without morals?

Virtue may not always make a Face handsome, but Vice will certainly make it ugly.

Hope and faith may be more firmly built upon charity, than charity upon faith and hope.

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.

The rotten apple spoils his companion.