The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.

The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.

Every ship is a romantic object, except that we sail in.

You must treat the days respectfully, you must be a day yourself, and not interrogate it like a college professor.

Pride eradicates all vices but itself.

With most men, scarce a link of memory holds yesterday and to-day together.

An orator or author is never successful till he has learned to make his words smaller than his ideas.