To be wiser than other men is to be honester than they; and strength of mind is only courage to see and speak the truth.

The world dread nothing so much as being convinced of their errors.

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.

Books are a world in themselves, it is true; but they are not the only world. The world itself is a volume larger than all the libraries in it.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.

Weakness has its hidden resources, as well as strength. There is a degree of folly and meanness which we cannot calculate upon, and by which we are as much liable to be foiled as by the greatest ability or courage.