Gambling is a principle inherent in human nature.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

A stream of thoughts flows through one’s mind at a sacred-time.

Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?

I grow daily to honor facts more and more and theory less and less.

Things that bring out your emotions are what should be in theaters and in books. That's what art is. It makes you feel things.

When a soldier is hit by a cannonball, rags are as becoming as purple.

It was the East that should have sent us missionaries.

Avoid all controversy in preaching, talking, or writing; preach nothing down but the devil, and nothing up but Jesus Christ.

Society is like this card game here, cousin. We got dealt our hand before we were even born, and as we grow we have to play as best as we can.

I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse