Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value; a little misfit in life makes us laugh; a great one is tragedy and cause for expression of grief.

If men will not act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all?

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

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

There is no freedom on earth or in any star for those who deny freedom to others.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.