“When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.”

“The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say.”

“A sound heart is a surer guide than an ill-trained conscience.”

“A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.”

“Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that.”

“In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”

“Don't wake up a woman in love. Let her dream, so that she does not weep when she returns to her bitter reality”