Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

Life is of little value unless it be consecrated by duty.

This extraordinary metal, the soul of every manufacture, and the mainspring perhaps of civilised society. Of iron.

Good sense, disciplined by experience and inspired by goodness, issues in practical wisdom.

Men cannot be raised in masses as the mountains were in he early geological states of the world. They must be dealt with as units; for it is only by the elevation of individuals that the elevation of the masses can be effectively secured.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man.