The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues.

All that we do outwardly is but the expression and completion of our inward thought. To work effectively, we must think clearly; to act nobly, we must think nobly.

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?

The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues.

Whatever you may suffer, speak the truth. Be worthy of the entire confidence of your associates. Consider what is right as to what must be done. It is not necessary that you should keep your property, or even your life, but it is necessary that you should hold fast your integrity.

One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.