Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

A universityeducates the intellect to reason well in all matters, to reach out towards truth, and to grasp it.

Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.

We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.

An academical system without the personal influence of teachers on pupils, is an arctic winter; it will create an icebound, petrified, cast-iron University, and nothing else.