Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.

When I consider what some books have done for the world, and what they are doing, how they keep up our hope, awaken new courage and faith, soothe pain, give an ideal life those whose hours are cold and hard, bind together distant ages and foreign lands, create new worlds of beauty, bring down truth from heaven; I give eternal blessings for this gift, and thank God for books.

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.

It is no natural for a man to pray that no theory can prevent him from doing it.

Even where there is talent, culture, knowledge, if there is not earnestness, it does not go to the root of things.

All the strength and force of man come from his faith in things unseen.

A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.