There’s neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee.

So it is more useful to watch a man in time of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask it torn off, reality remains.

I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that setbacks and griefs which endure help us in our march forward.

Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others, than you can by what others say about him!

An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.

When I'm good I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against our faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by tellings against ourselves.