If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.

Reality surpasses imagination; and we see, breathing, brightening, and moving before our eyes sights dearer to our hearts than any we ever beheld in the land of sleep.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of which he is convinced.

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and millions of people.

No skill or art is needed to grow old; the trick is to endure it.

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.

There is no past we can bring back by longing for it. There is only an eternal now that builds and creates out of the past something new and better.