Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it

Never, be argued out of your soul, never be argued out of your honor, and never be argued into believing that soul and honor do not run a terrible risk if you limp into life with the load of a debt on your shoulders.

Money is a terrible blab; she will betray the secrets of her owner, whatever he do to gag her. His virtues will creep out in her whisper; his vices she will cry aloud at the top of her tongue.

The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow plenty of time for the measure.

To judge human character rightly, a man may sometimes have very small experience, provided he has a very large heart.

All doubt is cowardice - all trust is brave.

The grave is, I suspect, the sole commonwealth which attains that dead flat of social equality that life in its every principle so heartily abhors.