Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

In regards to this great Book [the Bible], I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed in it.

Government should stand behind its currency and credit and the bank deposits of the nation. No individual should suffer a loss of money through depreciation or inflated currency of Bank bankruptcy.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

You have confidence in yourself, which is valuable, if not an indispensable quality.