I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted that you mean to do right.

Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

Duty is the sublimest work in the English language.

I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all the dangers I have passed, and all the blessings which he has bestowed upon me, for I know I fall far short of my obligations

Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.