We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.

Religion is not removed by removing superstition.

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. It will steal you blind.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

Nature has lent us life at interest, like money, and has fixed no day for its payment.

In a discussion of this kind our interest should be centered not on the weight of the authority but on the weight of the argument. Indeed the authority of those who set out to teach is often an impediment to those who wish to learn. They cease to use their own judgment and regard as gospel whatever is put forward by their chosen teacher.

The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.