In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

Every child should be taught that useful work is worship and that intelligent labor is the highest form of prayer.

Whoever saw an angel barefooted?

No man with a sense of humor ever founded a religion.

The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.

As more people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers.

Intellect, without heart, is infinitely cruel. . . . So that, after all, the real aristocracy must be that of goodness where the intellect is directed by the heart.