Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
Justice is truth in action.
At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.
As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.
One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.
It is easier to be critical than correct.
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.
I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.
A man can know nothing of mankind without knowing something of himself. Self-knowledge is the property of that man whose passions have their full play, but who ponders over their results.