No people ever yet benefited by riches if their prosperity corrupted their virtue.

There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.

Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.

To have acted otherwise ... would have been the betrayal of the interests of the United States.

Give the brethren a chance to do something, anything, no matter how small or unimportant. A brother convinced that he is helpful is enthusiastic.

Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth.

It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.