A mother is as different from anything else that God ever thought of, as can possibly be. She is a distinct and individual creation.
Time is the fairest and toughest judge.
Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.
Philosophy may be dodged, eloquence cannot.
An effeminate education weakens both the mind and the body.
Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.
I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possession of Infinity; that is called fatuity in philosophic terms.
John certainly gives it a good hit, doesn't he? My Sunday best is a Wednesday afternoon compared to him.
One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
We don't want peace over freedom. We will choose freedom over peace. We will go on with our fight for self-determination and democracy. But if things continue the way they are, I expect the situation to become more violent.
Earth is a family business.