A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can implicitly rely upon him. Often I have known a man to be preferred in stations of honor and profit because he had this reputation: When he said he knew a thing, he knew it, and when he said he would do a thing, he did it.

Rarest of all things on earth is the union in which both, by their contrasts, make harmonious their blending; each supplying the defects of the helpmate, and completing, by fusion, one strong human soul.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny.

Nothing really immoral is ever permanently popular.

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

If a good face is a letter of recommendation, a good heart is a letter of credit.

In other countries poverty is a misfortune - with us it is a crime.