The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.

Three things matter in a speech - who says it, how he says it and what he says, and of the three, the latter matters the least

The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.

He who hates vice hates men.

Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.