In the history of the individual is always an account of his condition, and he knows himself to be a party to his present estate.

To believe in luck ... is skepticism.

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

There is no doctrine of the Reason which will bear to be taught by the Understanding.

Though I am weak, yet God, when prayed, Cannot withhold his conquering aid.

Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.

Thought is the seed of action; but action is as much its second form as thought is its first.