Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

There was never an idea started that woke up men out of their stupid indifference but its originator was spoken of as a crank.

The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voices of friends and say to oneself, The work is done.

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

Certitude is not the test of certainty.

Life, not the parson, teaches conduct.

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.