Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Freedom is the fundamental character of the will, as weight is of matter... That which is free is the will. Will without freedom is an empty word.

Beauty is merely the Spiritual making itself known sensuously.

The valor that struggles is better than the weakness that endures.

As high as mind stands above nature, so high does the state stand above physical life. Man must therefore venerate the state as a secular deity.

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.