They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.

We live an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create the Declaration. Our Declaration created them. ... If we are to maintain the great heritage which has been bequeathed to us, we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it.

Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.

It would be difficult to conceive a finer example of true sport.