Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

The science of legislation is like that of medicine in one respect: that it is far more easy to point out what will do harm than what will do good.

Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error. Where one has been saved by a true estimation of another's weakness, thousands have been destroyed by a false appreciation of their own strength.

Our actions must clothe us with an immortality loathsome or glorious.

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.

What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?

The head of dullness, unlike the tail of the torpedo, loses nothing of the benumbing and lethargizing influence by reiterated discharges.