The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

The best time to expand is when no one else dares to take risks

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

If it is right that schools should be maintained by the whole community for the well-being of the whole, it is right also that libraries should be so maintained.

Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is measured precisely by the quality and quantity of the service he renders, plus the mental attitude with which he relates himself to other people.

Touch his head, and he will bargain and argue with you to the last; Touch his heart, and he falls upon your breast.