I fear uniformity. You cannot manufacture great men any more than you can manufacture gold.

It is far better to give work that is above a person, than to educate the person to be above their work.

There is large difference between indolent impatience of labor and intellectual impatience of delay, large difference between leaving things unfinished because we have more to do or because we are satisfied with what we have done.

The proof of a thing's being right is that it has power over the heart; that it excites us, wins us, or helps us.

There is no harm in anybody thinking that Christ is in bread. The harm is in the expectation of His presence in gunpowder.

The plea of ignorance will never take away our responsibilities.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.