Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares.

It is not best to swap horses while crossing the river.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?