Nobody has a right to speak more clearly than he thinks.
The vigor of civilized societies is preserved by the widespread sense that high aims are worth-while.
From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.
The race that does not value trained intelligence is doomed.
In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.
Vigorous societies harbor a certain extravagance of objectives, so that men wander beyond the safe provision of personal gratifications.