Character is that which can do without success.

The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land.

I wish to say what I think and feel today, with the proviso that tomorrow perhaps I shall contradict it all.

In old persons, when thus fully expressed, we often observe a fair, plump, perennial waxen complexion, which indicates that all the ferment of earlier days has subsided into serenity of thought and behavior.

The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child.

The miracles of genius always rest on profound convictions which refuse to be analyzed.

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will.