He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody

He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed

Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning