He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

What worries you, masters you.

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Revolt is the right of the people

There’s nothing you can’t do if you want it bad enough.

If we obey God, we will be happy.

Drop your weapons once and they will dig you in to the grave forever.

I used to get letters saying, 'I didn't know black children and white children were the same.'

You'd have to live in a cave not to know about the Carrier Dome. It put Syracuse on the map.

Just as, out of habit, one consults a run-down clock as though it were still going, so too one may look at the face of a beautiful woman as though he still loved her.

Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art; And in a low expiring strain, Play all the comfort o'er again.

Be winged arrows aiming at fulfillment and goal.

But most days, I wander around feeling invisible. Like I'm a speck of dust floating in the air that can only be seen when a shaft of light hits it.

As long as we require someone else to make us happy, we are slaves.