Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

Pedigrees seldom improve by age; the grandson is too often a weak infringement on the grandsire's parent.

Too many individuals are like Shakespeare's definition of "echo,"--babbling gossips of the air.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

Silence is a still noise.