No man can tell another his faults so as to benefit him, unless he loves him.

Customs represent the experience of mankind.

The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.

Men have a thousand desires to a bushel of choices.

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

Rich men are to bear the infirmities of the poor. Wise men are to bear the mistakes of the ignorant.

No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.