Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. Several excuses are always less convincing than one. I am too much of a skeptic to deny the possibility of anything. I - You should never have your best trousers on when you go to fight for frrdom and truth.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it. When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property. I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.