“Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity”

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ”

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence”

“Practical politics consists in ignoring facts”

“If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. ”

“A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence”