Throughout the ages there have always been those who have been willing to go beyond the norms and reach for that unknown and distant star.

The dogma of the mystic offices of Christ being dropped, and he standing on his genius as a moral teacher, 'tis impossible to maintain the old emphasis of his personality; and it recedes, as all persons must, before the sublimity of the moral laws.

The good rain, like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

To live the greatest number of good hours is wisdom.

The great object of Education should be commensurate with the object of life. It should be a moral one; to teach self-trust: to inspire the youthful man with an interest in himself; with a curiosity touching his own nature; to acquaint him with the resources of his mind, and to teach him that there is all his strength.

The spirit of our American radicalism is destructive and aimless; it is not loving; it has no ulterior and divine ends; but is destructive only out of hatred and selfishness.

When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the show fiber has passed into your body.