Accuracy is twin brother to honesty, and inaccuracy to dishonesty.

To the untrue man, the whole universe is false- it is impalpable- it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself is in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.

Would Time but await the close of our favorite follies, we should all be young men, all of us, and until Doom's Day.

Most people are so constituted that they can only be virtuous in a certain routine; an irregular course of life demoralizes them.

Happiness is like a butterfly.

I do detest all offices - all, at least, that are held on a political tenure.

If the truth were to be known, everyone would be wearing a scarlet letter of one form or another.