A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

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

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Neversay more than is necessary.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

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

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.