The duties are even more important than the rights; and in the long run I think that the reward is ampler and greater for duty well done, than for the insistence upon individual rights.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Nothing is gained by debate on non-debatable subjects.

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.

The Americans of other blood must remember that the man who in good faith and without reservations gives up another country for this must in return receive exactly the same rights, not merely legal, but social and spiritual, that other Americans proudly possess. We of the United States belong to a new and separate nationality. We are all Americans and nothing else, and each, without regard to his birthplace, creed, or national origin, is entitled to exactly the same rights as all other Americans.

In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary.

Look Toward the stars but keep your feet firmly on the ground.