Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.

It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.

As many suffer from too much as too little.

As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue.

Earnestness is the devotion of all the faculties.

The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.