Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.

History: a collection of epitaphs.

Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent - the power to do the right thing the first time.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

What people need and what they want may be very different.... Teachers are those who educate the people to appreciate the things they need.

In a state of nature, the weakest go to the wall; in a state of over-refinement, both the weak and the strong go to the gutter.

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.