Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?

In middle life politics are not a mental acquisition; they are a temperament.

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest.

There ought to be some sign in a book about man, that the writer knows thoroughly one man at least.