No one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy which is given by love.

Ignorance is the womb of monsters.

Vigilance is not only the price of liberty, but of success of any sort.

In engineering, that only is great which achieves. It matters not what the intention is, he who in the day of battle is not victorious is not saved by his intention.

No man rides so high and in such good company as the man that allies himself to a truth.

Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.

Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.