Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go; while you may enjoy the flowers, you may not eat them.

We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.