The cure for false theology is motherwit. Forget your books and traditions, and obey your moral perceptions at this hour.

To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone.

A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.

When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the show fiber has passed into your body.

Perhaps it is the lowest of the qualities of an orator, but it is, on so many occasions, of chief importance,--a certain robust and radiant physical health; or--shall I say?--great volumes of animal heat.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul.