That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.

Men, money and material cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits."

It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

In matters of love, listen to your heart. Brain has no clue to what love is all about!

To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished

The price of greatness is responsibility. 

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions. 

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.