We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

Nothing of real worth can be obtained without courageous working. Man owes his growth chiefly to the active striving of the will, that encounter with difficulty which he calls effort; and it is astonishing to find how often results apparently impracticable are then made possible.

The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflux of the individuals composing it. The government that is ahead of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.

Work is one of the best educators of practical character.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.