Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings.

Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney.

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.

Men who could willingly resign the luxuries and sensual pleasures of a large fortune cannot consent to live without the grandeur and the homage.

Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.