I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.