The press is the foe of rhetoric, but the friend of reason.

Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her cradle and discards her nurse.

Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.

We are not more ingenious in searching out bad motives for good actions when performed by others, than good motives for bad actions when performed by ourselves.

An act by which we make one friend and one enemy is a losing game; because revenge is a much stronger principle than gratitude

Secrecy of design, when combined with rapidity of execution, like me column that guided Israel in the deserts, becomes the guardian pillar of light and fire to our friends, a cloud of overwhelming and impenetrable darkness to our enemies.

If our eloquence be directed above the heads of our hearers, we shall do no execution. By pointing our arguments low, we stand a chance of hitting their hearts as well as their heads. In addressing angels, we could hardly raise our eloquence too high; but we must remember that men are not angels.