To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

We are very apt to measure ourselves by our aspiration instead of our performance. But in truth the conduct of our lives is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearts.

Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty, God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together.

The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Never forget public ignorance is the government's best friend.

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.

Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.