The brave man wants no charms to encourage him to his duty, and the good man scorns all warnings that would deter him from fulfilling it.

Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When two men shake hands and part, mark which of the two takes the sunny side; he will be the younger man of the two.

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.

In belief lies the secret of all valuable exertion.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

As the excitement of the game increases, prudence is sure to diminish.

Business first, then pleasure.