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Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.
The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.
You are going to end up as one of those sad old men who poke around in rubbish bins.
One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.
The truth has a way of changing people's plans.
Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear.
We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs.
There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
