Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.

America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.

Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.

There are some natures which never grow large enough to speak out and say a bad act is a bad act, until they have inquired into the politics or the nationality of the man who did it.

It is better to give than receive- especially advice.

Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel.

Be good and you will be lonely.