Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own minds.
Next to the assumption of power was the responsibility of relinquishing it.
Christianity teaches us to love our neighbor as ourself; modern society acknowledges no neighbor.
Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.
There can be no economy where there is no efficiency.
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.