When the white man governs himself, that is self government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self government that is despotism.
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
