There is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Providence should not make use of it.

Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine.

Distinction is an eminence that is attained but too frequently at the expense of a fireside.

The wonder is not that the world is so easily governed, but that so small a number of persons will suffice for the purpose. There are dead weights in political and legislative bodies as in clocks, and hundreds answer as pulleys who would never do for politicians.

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.

Better that we should err in action than wholly refuse to perform. The storm is so much better than the calm, as it declares the presence of a living principle. Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption also.

The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.