It is always a practical difficulty with clubs to regulate the laws of election so as to exclude peremptorily every social nuisance. Nobody wishes bad manners. We must have loyalty and character.

But what is classification but the perceiving that these objects are not chaotic, and are not foreign, but have a law which is also the law of the human mind?

The squirrel hoards nuts and the bee gathers honey, without knowing what they do, and they are thus provided for without selfishness or disgrace.

Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.

In analysing history do not be too profound, for often the causes are quite superficial.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

We aim above the mark, to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood of exaggeration in it.