Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.

You don't stop loving someone just because they hurt you" he said. "It would certainly make things easier if you did.

Hereditary boundsmen! Know ye not Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?

One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

Veiling truth in mystery.

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this.

Last time I checked, there is no 'Hall of Average.'

Perpetual aiming at wit is a very bad part of conversation. It is done to support a character: it generally fails; it is a sort of insult on the company, and a restraint upon the speaker.

He tried to drown his troubles but they knew how to swim.

The mere understanding, however useful and indispensable, is the meanest faculty in the human mind and the most to be distrusted.