Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.
Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.
Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive.
Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.
Punctuality is the soul of business.