He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, and is so old and familiar an acquaintance, that Truth, when discovered, comes upon most of us like an intruder, and meets the intruder's welcome.

Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper.

Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

There 's a good time coming, boys! A good time coming.

An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds