It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

Progress, the growth of power, is the end and boon of liberty; and, without this, a people may have the name, but want the substance and spirit of freedom.

But the ground of a man's culture lies in his nature, not in his calling. His powers are to be unfolded on account of their inherent dignity, not their outward direction. He is to be educated, because he is a man, not because he is to make shoes, nail, or pins.

We must not waste life in devising means. It is better to plan less and do more.

Mistakes and errors are the discipline through which we advance.

In the long run, truth is aided by nothing so much as by opposition.

Did any man at his death ever regret his conflicts with himself, his victories over appetite, his scorn of impure pleasure, or his sufferings for righteousness' sake?