"I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

"It is not so important that many should be as good as you, as that there be some absolute goodness somewhere; for that will leaven the whole lump."

"Live your life, do your work, then take your hat."

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."