Ridiculous modes, invented by ignorance, and adopted by folly.

Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

I think for my part one half of the nation is mad - and the other not very sound.

One wit, like a knuckle of ham in soup, gives a zest and flavour to the dish, but more than one serves only to spoil the pottage.

The capital is become an overgrown monster; which, like a dropsical head, will in time leave the body and extremities without nourishment and support.

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.

Opposition is the very spur of love.

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.

Glory is the child of peril.

Writing is all a lottery -- I have been a loser by the works of the greatest men of the age.

And hearts resolved and hands prepared The blessings they enjoy to guard.

Wisdom is the knowledge of the gospel truth.

One of the biggest challenges of a horsemen is to be able tot control your emotions.

He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.

The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

People love to say we get paid a lot of money to play a game, but it stopped being a game when you start getting paid.

Egocentrics are attracted to the inept. It gives them one more excuse for patting themselves on the back.

A person who loves his or her work Is like a plant in the right spot: There growth is maximized And the yield is greatest.

He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.

We will not build our offensive game plans around our punter... We hope we don’t major in punting.

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.