There is in all men a demand for the superlative, so much so that the poor devil that has no other way of reaching it attains it by getting drunk.

Where we stand is not as important as the direction in which we are moving.

Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves the necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded.

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

The minute a phrase, becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence.

Men, like peaches and pears, grow sweet a little while before they begin to decay.

A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure.