Weak leaders use others to defend them. The strong fight their own battles.

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.

 If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own. 

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.  

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

There are books of which the bags and covers are by far the best parts.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.