8 Quotes by Gamaliel Bailey

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself.

There is a large body of abolitionists in Clinton and Clark Counties in this state, and in Wayne County Indiana, that would undoubtedly support such a store, but whether their support would be sufficient, I am unable to say.

That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.

In relation to the subject of your letter of the 3rd inst., I have thought not a little; but I really am not prepared to counsel in the matter.

The best enjoyment is half disappointment to what we intend or would have in this world.

Amid life's quests, there seems but worthy one: to do men good.

Amid life’s quests, there seems but worthy one: to do men good.