Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit.

Liberty is the soul's right to breathe.

What is the Bible in your house? It is not the Old Testament, it is not the New Testament, it is not the Gospel according to Matthew, or Mark, or Luke, or John; it is the Gospel according to William; it is the Gospel according to Mary; it is the Gospel according to Henry and James; it is the Gospel according to your name. You write your own Bible.

That endless book, the newspaper, is our national glory.

Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.

Customs represent the experience of mankind.