My only hope for the world is in bringing the human mind into contact with divine revelation.

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.

All the world over, I will back the masses against the classes.

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

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.

Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.

If Germany is to become a colonizing power, all I say is, God speed her! She becomes our ally and partner in the execution of the great purposes of Providence for the advantage of mankind.