Sir, as a man advances in life, he gets what is better than admiration, - judgement, to estimate things at their true value.

A merchant may, perhaps, be a man of an enlarged mind, but there is nothing in trade connected with an enlarged mind.

Sir, there is no end of negative criticism.

I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits

Life is but short; no time can be afforded but for the indulgence of real sorry, or contests upon questions seriously momentous. Let us not throw away any of our days upon useless resentment, or contend who shall hold out longest in stubborn malignity. It is best not to be angry; and best, in the next place, to be quickly reconciled.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.

Golf is a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood.