By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.

Genius is the power to labor better and more availably. Deserve thy genius: exalt it.

Truth is the summit of being.

And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of worship.

The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.

What we call results are beginnings.

Whatever we think and say is wonderfully better for our spirits and trust in another mouth.