It Matters Infinitely Less What We Do

The Habit Of Dwelling On The Past, Has A Narrowing As Well As A Debilitating Influence. Behind Us, There Is A Small, - An Almost Insignificant Measure Of Time; Before Us, There Is An Eternity. It Is The Natural Tendency Of The Mind To Magnify The One, And To Diminish The Other.

The Systematic Abuse With Which The Newspapers Of One Side Assail Every Candidate Coming Forward On The Other, Is The Cause Of Many Honorable Men, Who Have A Regard To Their Reputation, Being Deterred From Entering Public Life; And Of The People Being Thus Deprived Of Some Better Servants Than Any They Have.

I Never Did A Right Thing Or Abstained From A Wrong One From Any Consideration Of Reward Or Punishment.

It Is Characteristic Of Genius To Be Hopeful And Aspiring.

I Romanced Internally About Early Death Till It Was Too Late To Die Early.