Civilization largely consists in hiding human nature. When the barbarian learns to hide it we account him enlightened.

Cats are the wildest of the tame and the tamest of the wild

A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political head of the whole of it, must be granted the possession of executive abilities of the loftiest order.

We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking.

We write frankly and freely, but then we modify before we print.

I fell in love with the most cordial and sociable city in the Union.

When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's moral constitution and make a temporary fool of him besides, what excuse are you going to offer for preaching it, teaching it, extending it, perpetuating it? Shall you say, the best good of the country demands allegiance to party? Shall you also say it demands that a man kick his truth and his conscience into the gutter, and become a mouthing lunatic, besides?