There is only one thing better than tradition and that is the original and eternal life out of which all tradition takes its rise.

The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.

Against the windows the storm comes dashing, Through tattered foliage the hail tears crashing, The blue lightning flashes, The rapid hail clashes... The thunder is rumbling And crashing and crumbling.

Moral supremacy is the only one that leaves monuments, and not ruins, behind it.

It may be conjectured that it is cheaper in the long run to lift men up than to hold them down, and that the ballot in their hands is less dangerous to society than a sense of wrong is in their heads.

Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.

History is clarified experience.