Like men, nations are purified and strengthened by trials.

Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired.

With will one can do anything.

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow

Make good thy standing place, and move the world.

The career of a great man remains an enduring monument of human energy. The man dies and disappears, but his thoughts and acts survive and leave an indelible stamp upon his race.

Character is itself a fortune.