Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.

It is my mission to help in the breaking down of classes, and to make all men feel as if they were brethren of the same family, sharing the same rights, the same capabilities, and the same responsibilities. While my hand can hold a pen, I will use it to this end; and while my brain can earn a dollar, I will devote it to this end.

So easy it is to see the errors of past ages, so difficult to acknowledge our own!

Birds and beasts have in fact our own nature, flattened a semi-tone.

It is impossible to exaggerate the evil work theology has done in the world.

Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice.