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

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past - the best evidence of regret for them that we can offer, or the world receive.

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.

Let your holidays be associated with great public events, and they may be the life of patriotism as well as a source of relaxation and personal employment.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain!

Sincerity is not test of truth-no evidence of correctness of conduct. You may take poison sincerely believing it the needed medicine, but will it save your life?