“Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.”

“Practical politics consists in ignoring facts”

“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”

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

“Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes ”

“I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do”