The public is wiser than the wisest critic. – George Bancroft
Avarice is the vice of declining years. – George Bancroft
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. – George Bancroft
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. – George Bancroft
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. – George Bancroft
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. – George Bancroft
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. – George Bancroft
Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. – George Bancroft
By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. – George Bancroft
Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity. – George Bancroft
