Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannogt congeal in winter.

There are evils worse than death.

The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality.

As for bread, I count that for nothin'. We always have bread and potatoes enough; but I hold a family to be in a desperate way when the mother can see the bottom of the pork barrel. Give me children that's raised on good sound pork afore all the game in the country. Game's good as a relish and so's bread; but pork is the staff of life... My children I calkerlate to bring up on pork with just as much bread and butter as they want.

Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions.

It is better for a man to die at peace with himself than to live haunted by an evil conscience!