Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
A conquered foe should be watched.
One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age.
Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do.
Every man is a reformer until reform tramps on his toes.
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.