Pretension is nothing; power is everything.

The strife of politics tends to unsettle the calmest understanding, and ulcerate the most benevolent heart. There are no bigotries or absurdities too gross for parties to create or adopt under the stimulus of political passions.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

What a man does with his wealth depends upon his idea of happiness. Those who draw prizes in life are apt to spend tastelessly, if not viciously; not knowing that it requires as much talent to spend as to make.

The saddest failures in life are those that come from not putting forth the power and will to succeed.

Nothing is rarer than the use of a word in its exact meaning.

The universal line of distinction between the strong and the weak is that one persists; the other hesitates, falters, trifles, and at last collapses or "caves in.