I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them.
Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.
I think if I were dying and I heard of an act of injustice, it would start me up to a moment's life again.
War is fear cloaked in courage.
As we learn we always change, and so our perception. This changed perception then becomes a new Teacher inside each of us.
And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His word and trust His grace, I'll cast on Him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.
Self-command is the main elegance.
One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star.
War hath no fury like a non-combatant.
But yesterday the word of Caesar might Have stood against the world; now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.
Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may.
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are who already possess it.
Here we stand between two eternities of darkness. What are we to do with this glory while it is still ours?
Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.
The English nation is never so great as in adversity.
Don't mistake pleasures for happiness. They are a different breed of dog.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
All thoughts, all passions, all delights, Whatever stirs this mortal frame, All are but ministers of Love, And feed his sacred flame.
It is very difficult to slow down. The practice of medicine is like the heart muscle's contraction - it's all or none.