It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.
I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either.
Success is the reward for toil.
God's dice always have a lucky roll.
A lie never lives to be old.
Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.