Accept your genius and say what you think.

Pain, indolence, sterility, endless ennui have also their lesson for you, if you are great.

It is wonderful how soon a piano gets into a log-hut on the frontier. You would think they found it under a pine-stump. With it comes a Latin grammar, and one of those tow-head boys has written a hymn on Sunday. Now let colleges, now let senates take heed! for here is one who, opening these fine tastes on the basis of the pioneer's iron constitution, will gather all their laurels in his strong hands.

Who leaves the pine-tree, leaves his friend, Unnerves his strength, invites his end.

Every man should let out all the length of all the reigns; should find or make a frank and healthy expression of what force and meaning is in him.

Right is more beautiful than private affection, and is compatible with universal wisdom.

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man.