The public is wiser than the wisest critic. – 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
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
By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. – George Bancroft