“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”

“I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”

“Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”

“Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.”

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

“Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.”

“If we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class.”