The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions, for life is a kind of chess.

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

A traveller should have a hog's nose, a deer's legs, and an ass's back.

Pity and forbearance should characterize all acts of justice.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.