He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.

He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.

That man is thought a dangerous knave, Or zealot plotting crime, Who for advancement of his kind Is wiser than his time.

We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price.

Fix yourself upon the wealthy. In a word, take this for a golden rule through life: Never, never have a friend that is poorer than yourself.

There are some people as obtuse in recognizing an argument as they are in appreciating wit. You couldn't drive it into their heads with a hammer.

Grumblers deserve to be operated upon surgically; their trouble is usually chronic.