It is the will to be grateful which constitutes gratitude.

It is not always the highest talent that thrives best. Mediocrity, with tact, will outweigh talent oftentimes.

A monarchy is like a man-of-war--bad shots between wind and water hurt it exceedingly; there is danger of capsizing. But democracy is a raft. You cannot easily overturn it. It is a wet place, but it is a pretty safe one.

A single profane expression betrays a man's low breeding.

So many people glorify and romanticize 'busy.' I do not. I value purpose. I believe in resting in reason and moving in passion. If you’re always busy/moving, you will miss important details. I like the mountain. Still, but when it moves, lands shift and earth quakes.

Of all my wife's relations I like myself the best.

We must judge religious movements, not by the men who make them, but by the men they make.