We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

These things do not happen by chance. There is much less luck in public affairs than some suppose.

The strength of a country is the strength of its religious convictions.

Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.

It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.

I cannot think of anything characteristically American that was not produced by toil. I cannot think of any American man or woman preeminent in the history of our nation who did not reach their place through toil. I cannot think of anything that represents the American people as a whole so adequately as honest work.