A better principle than this, that "the majority shall rule," is this other, that justice shall rule. "Justice," says the code of Justinian, "is the constant and perpetual desire to render every man his due.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.

Something of a person's character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.

Truth comes to us from the past, as gold is washed down from the mountains of Sierra Nevada, in minute but precious particles, and intermixed with infinite alloy, the debris of the centuries.

Next to faith in God, is faith in labor.