Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.