A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.
If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
The best effect of any book is that it excites the reader to self-activity.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Books are hindrances to persisting stupidity.
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.