The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

The character of a woman rapidly develops after marriage, and sometimes seems to change, when in fact it is only complete.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.