Our Congresses consist of Christians. In their private life they are true to every obligation of honor; yet in every session they violate them all, and do it without shame. Because honor to party is above honor to themselves.

Custom is, to think a handsome thing in private but tame it down in the utterance.

Adam did not want the apple for the apple's sake; he wanted it because it was forbidden.

I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.

Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out

So much blood has been shed by the Church because of an omission from the Gospel: “Ye shall be indifferent as to what your neighbor's religion is.” Not merely tolerant of it, but indifferent to it. Divinity is claimed for many religions; but no religion is great enough or divine enough to add that new law to its code.