If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself I reply: Because I have been wrong once or oftener I do not aspire to be always wrong.
Man never rises to great truths without enthusiasm.
We don't have enough time to premeditate all our actions.
There are those who are so scrupulously afraid of doing wrong that they seldom venture to do anything.
We should expect the best and the worst from mankind as from the weather.
When we are sick our virtues and our vices are in abeyance.
There is nothing that fear or hope does not make men believe.
The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.
Great men undertake great things because they are great fools because they think them easy.
When an idea is too weak to support a simple statement it is a sign that it should be rejected.
Prosperity makes some friends and many enemies.
All men are born truthful and die liars.
The lazy are always wanting to do something.
Great thoughts always come from the heart.
No one is more liable to make mistakes than the man who acts only on reflection.
Action makes more fortunes than caution.
Generosity gives assistance rather than advice.
Necessity relieves us from the embarrassment of choice.
There are men who are happy without knowing it.
Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.