It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.
The two greatest characters in the 19th century are Napoleon and Helen Keller. Napoleon tried to conquer the world by physical force and failed. Helen tried to conquer the world by power of mind — and succeeded!
It's easier to fool a man than to convince him he was fooled.
There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.