Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily, the mighty Lawgiver hath subjected himself unto laws.

Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.

Poverty is a bitter thing; but it is not as bitter as the existence of restless vacuity and physical, moral, and intellectual flabbiness, to which those doom themselves who elect to spend all their years in that vainest of all vain pursuits-the pursuit of mere pleasure as a sufficient end in itself.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action.

No ability, no strength and force, no power of intellect or power of wealth, shall avail us, if we have not the root of right living in us.

I entirely appreciate loyalty to one"s friends, but loyalty to the cause of justice and honor stands above it.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.