Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life.

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil.

My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work.

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own