The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.

Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.

What a piece of work is man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! .

It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.