Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.

Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done.

Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

I am prouder of my title 'The Children's Friend' than if I were to be called 'The King of the World'.

Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.

The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.

A penny here, and a dollar there, placed at interest, goes on accumulating, and in this way the desired result is attained.