History may not repeat, but it often rhymes.

The humorist who invented trial by jury played a colossal practical joke upon the world, but since we have the system we ought to try and respect it. A thing which is not thoroughly easy to do, when we reflect that by command of the law a criminal juror must be an intellectual vacuum, attached to a melting heart and perfectly macaronian bowels of compassion.

What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.

Like most people, I often feel mean, and act accordingly.

what is joy without sorrow? what is success without failure? what is a win without a loss? what is health without illness? you have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. there is always going to be suffering. it’s how you look at your suffering, how you deal with it, that will define you.

As a rule we develop a borrowed European idea forward, and ... Europe develops a borrowed American idea backwards.

Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.