Avarice, where it has full dominion, excludes every other passion.

For works of the mind really great there is no old age, no decrepitude. It is inconceivable that a time should come when Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, should not ring in the ears of civilized man.

Man is to be trained chiefly by studying and by knowing man.

It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.

Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.

Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny.

Censure and criticism never hurt anybody. If false, they can't hurt you unless you are wanting in manly character; and if true, they show a man his weak points, and forewarn him against failure and trouble.