“It is best to love wisely, no doubt but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.”

“I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.”

“Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.”

“The best road to progress is freedom's road.”

“For Forms of Government let fools contest whatever is best administered is best.”

“Get the best people and train them well.”

“The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.”

“The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.”

“Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.”