It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.

We should not be too familiar with the lower orders or with women.

roads were made for journeys not destinations

Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk

Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.

By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.

He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid.