It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

Do not be afraid because the, community teems with excitement. Silence and death are dreadful. The rush of life, the vigor of earnest men, the conflict of realities, invigorate, cleanse, and establish the truth.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

The word of God tends to make large-minded noble-minded men.

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