Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

profane, not the shrine I have raised in the cleft of my heart.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news. 

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. 

In domestic government, unity and cooperation are essential requisites. 

Religion is a matter of faith. Science has to face challenges at every step.

There is no substitute for hard work.