Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
There is an applause superior to that of the multitudes: one's own.
We've got to get my friend to a hospital --"
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.