What is birth to a man if it shall be a stain to his dead ancestors to have left such an offspring?

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretaken opinions; else, whatsoever is done or said, will be measured by a wrong rule; like them who have jaundice, to whom everything appears yellow.

It is a great happiness to be praised of them that are most praise-worthy.

My true love hath my heart, and I have his

The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.

Either I will find a way, or I will make one.

Like the air-invested heron, great persons should conduct themselves; and the higher they be, the less they should show.

Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass though a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray.

If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you will enjoy it

Cupid makes it his sport to pull the warrior's plum.

Time has always been the greatest ally to Truth, because Time eventually relieves and reveals all.

Too much I've seen, and felt, and lov'd in life, Living I come to seek Lethaean calm; Let me, fair scenes! forget all worldly strife, Oblivion solely is my bosom's balm.

To be a disciple of Jesus is to make disciples of Jesus.

The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be questioned.

You're dealing with people who are suiciding slowly. You've got to get to the bottom of what is psychologically motivating them to self-destruct.

Medicine: "Your money and your life!

How amazing that the language of a few thousand savages living on a fog-encrusted island in the North Sea should become the language of the world.

The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.

Fashion goes round in circles.

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.