There are gems of thought that are ageless and eternal.

The happiest end of life is this: when the mind and the other senses being unimpaired, the same nature which put it together takes asunder her own work.

An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost.

In times of war, the law falls silent.

Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.

It is difficult to remember all, and ungracious to omit any.