Eloquence May Set Fire To Reason.

I Dare Say That I Have Worked Off My Fundamental Formula On You That The Chief End Of Man Is To Frame General Propositions And That No General Proposition Is Worth A Damn.

In Order To Know Whether A Human Being Is Young Or Old, Offer It Food Of Different Kinds At Short Intervals. If Young, It Will Eat Anything At Any Hour Of The Day Or Night.

The Character Of Every Act Depends Upon The Circumstances In Which It Is Done.

A Great Man Represents A Great Ganglion In The Nerves Of Society, Or To Vary The Figure, A Strategic Point In The Campaign Of History, And Part Of His Greatness Consists In His Being There.

A Word Is Not A Crystal, Transparent And Unchanged; It Is The Skin Of A Living Thought And May Vary Greatly In Color And Content According To The Circumstances And Time In Which It Is Used.