He that can work is born to be king of something.

That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.

To be true is manly, chivalrous, Christian; to be false is mean, cowardly, devilish.

There is but one temple in this Universe: The Body. We speak to God whenever we lay our hands upon it.

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.

Have a purpose in life, and having it, throw into your work such strength of mind and muscle as God has given you.

The graceful minuet-dance of fancy must give place to the toilsome, thorny pilgrimage of understanding. On the transition from the age of romance to that of science.