The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.

If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

It is generally in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper principles and designs.

Resolved that the women of this nation in 1876 have greater cause for discontent rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split as a general thing.

Content makes poor men rich discontent makes rich men poor.

I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it.

Another cause of change one less noticeable but fundamental is the modern growth of population closely connected with scientific and medical discoveries. It is interesting that the United Nations has set up a special Commission to study this question.