Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

Most of the significant contributions that have been made to society have been made by people who were tired.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.

The only guide to man is his conscience.

You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.

Quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts.