What is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another.

We have no eternal allies, and we have not perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.

There are no permanent alliances, only permanent interests.

Half the wrong conclusions at which mankind arrive are reached by the abuse of metaphors, and by mistaking general resemblance or imaginary similarity for real identity.

Dirt is not dirty, but only something in the wrong place.

We have no permanent allies, only permanent interests.

Dirt is matter in the wrong place.

Large republics seem to be essentially and inherently aggressive.

Those who lived by the sword were forced to die by it.

What drives your passion?

...I remember your profile in darkness outlined by stars ...

Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family.

Let observation with extended observation observe extensively.

Envy is more irreconcilable than hate. It is the most corroding of all political vices and also a great power in our land. The friends of freedom are content to be envied, but envy not.

Knowledge of the world means dissolving the solidity of the world.

If you don't expect to like someone and then you do, that's an incredibly exciting moment.

An individual should not have too much freedom. A nation should have absolute freedom.

Try things. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it.