The heart must glow before the tongue can gild.

Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.

Ignorance is the mother of suspicion.

There is one thing diviner than duty, namely, the bond of obligation transmuted into liberty.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.