There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained.

The tired parts of the mind can be rested and strengthened not merely by rest, but by using other parts.

The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense.

What kind of people do they [the Japanese] think we are?

The old wars were decided by their episodes rather than by their tendencies. In this war, the tendencies are far more important than the episodes.

What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.