Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

Time is the wisest counselor of all.

She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil.

We do not imitate, but are a model to others.

For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb; and in lands far from their own, where the column with its epitaph declares it, there is enshrined in every breast a record unwritten with no tablet to preserve it, except that of the heart.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them. It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit