Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

You never know what you can do till you try.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

I was a countryman and a father before I was a writer on political subjects... Born and bred up in the sweet air myself, I was resolved that my children should be bred up in it too.

Christmas is holy celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Come on up, boys-I'm dead.

If you accept the position of governor, part of your job is to make sure all your people have a decent shot at making something good out of their lives.

Deep in the secret chambers of my heart I muse my life-long hate, and without flinch I bear it nobly as I live my part.

It may seem draconian, but the best recommendation I can make is to completely avoid grains.

Successful action tends to become an end in itself.

I'm against the European Union, but I am very much in favor of Europe.

Nonviolent struggle is the most powerful means available to those struggling for freedom.

Look what you can become in pursuit of what you want, and look out for what you become in the pursuit of what you want--don't compromise!

He is in my soul and i am in his, and we are in bed but we are in a desert, and i do not know where he begins and i end - Mac