I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last.

Great men never require experience.

There is a thread in our thoughts as there is a pulse in our feelings; he who can hold the one knows how to think, and he who can move the other knows how to feel.

The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: “Adventures are to the adventurous.”

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.

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

Religion should be the rule of life, not a casual incident in it.