Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

Learning teaches how to carry things in suspense, without prejudice, till you resolve it.

Laws and Institutions Must Go Hand in Hand with the Progress of the Human Mind.

If I might control the literature of the household, I would guarantee the well-being of Church and State.

Some paint comes across directly onto the nervous system and other paint tells you the story in a long diatribe through the brain.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

They who derive their worth from their ancestors resemble potatoes, the most valuable part of which is underground.