A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other time of the day.

Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery.

The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.

Not peace at any price! Chains are worse than bayonets.

The language of women should be luminous, but not voluminous.

If slander be a snake, it is a winged one - it flies as well as creeps.

Keep your eyes and ears open, if you desire to get on in the world.