You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down.
So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.
A poem is no place for an idea.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.