Whenever I hear people talking about liberal ideas, I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?

Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and, by our very acknowledgment, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher, and are worthy to be on a level with it.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.

If you wish to advance into the infinite, explore the finite in all directions.

Still this planet's soil for noble deeds grants scope abounding.

Reasonable men are the best dictionaries of conversation.