An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers.

In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.

Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.

Too often the educational value of doing well what is done, however little, is overlooked. One thing well done prepares the mind to do the next thing better. Not how much, but how well, should be the motto. One problem thoroughly understood is of more value than a score poorly mastered.