A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?

I hold that while a man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.

Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

When met with a problem I always ask myself what is the right thing to do and then I do it.

Believing everybody is dangerous, but believing nobody is more dangerous.