Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.

Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.

If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind.

They condemn what they do not understand.

No phase of life, whether public or private, can be free from duty.