The preamble of thought, the transition through which it passes from the unconscious to the conscious, is action. Only so much do I know, as I have lived. Instantly we know whose words are loaded with life, and whose not.

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome. They who lived with them found life glad and nutritious. Life is sweet and tolerable only in our belief in such society.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

O friend, never strike sail to a fear! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas.

Among the map makers of each generation are the risk takers, those who see the opportunities, seize the moment and expand man's vision of the future

For nonconformity the world will whip you with its displeasure.

Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.