Silence often expresses 'more powerfully than speech the verdict and judgment of society.

The tone and tendency of liberalism...is to attack the institutions of the country under the name of reform and to make war on the manners and customs of the people under the pretext of progress.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.

Great revolutions, whatever may be their causes, are not lightly commenced, and are not concluded with precipitation.

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

There is no education like adversity.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.