Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.
No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.
No man is above the [...]
Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.
Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
Probably the greatest harm [...]
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not guilty.’
When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t [...]
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by [...]