The dust of controversy is merely the falsehood flying off.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

If elected I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same.

The safest road to hell is the gradual one, the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

If you only look at what is, you might never attain what could be.

Cheerfulness greases the axles of the world.

Between the anvil and the hammer.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness