A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable.

We men who serve science serve only a reflection in a mirror.

Solitude is an excellent laboratory in which to observe the extent to which manners and habits are conditioned by others.

Patience is what you need in the Antarctic. Wait-Give wind and tide a chance to change.

A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable.

Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

A hand from Washington will be stretched out and placed upon every man’s business; the eye of the federal inspector will be in every man’s counting house… The law will of necessity have Indus[tr]ial features, it will provide penalties, it will create complicated machinery. Under it, men will be hauled into courts distant from their homes. Heavy fines imposed by distant and unfamiliar tribunals will constantly menace the taxpayer. An army of federal inspectors, spies, and detectives will descend upon the state.