In antiquity slaves were, in all honesty called slaves. In the middle ages, they took the name of serfs. Nowadays they are called wage earners.
History, at least in its ideal state of perfection, is a compound of poetry and philosophy.
Fortunes are made by buying low and selling too soon.
Every man who has seen the world knows that nothing is so useless as a general maxim.
Never allow yourself to get caught without a loose million handy.
Truth, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely may be pursued too keenly may cost too much.
He [John Hampden] knew that the essence of war is violence, and that moderation in war is imbecility.
All of us are much more human than otherwise
Pot had helped, and booze, maybe a little blow when you could afford it.
I believe that no hell will be lacking which would help the just mercy of God to redeem his children.
I believe very firmly in the principle of free agency - people making their own decisions and doing what they think is right.