Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

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

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur