Wait, Wikipedia isn't working? Why hasn't someone invented a paper version of it? A set of books organized alphabetically by topic?
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all maters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are not, let us no longer act a farce by pretending to it.
Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. Be not apt to relate news, if you know not the truth thereof. Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise. There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth, and pursue it steadily. Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy nation.
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
A comedy ends with a wedding, and a tragedy ends with a funeral: you always have to juxtapose sex and death.
In a government bottomed on the will of all, the. . . liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all.
When the promise is clear, the price gets easy
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken You can't jump off once the pages turn School is out but never over That's the only lesson you can learn