He who boasts of his ancestry is praising the deeds of another.
Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience.
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim".
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.