I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be happy. Many an unhappy man has been of deep service to himself and to the world.

For my part, I am very much more afraid of the man who does a bad thing and does not know it is bad than of the man who does a bad thing and knows it is bad; because I think that in public affairs stupidity is more dangerous than knavery, because harder to fight and dislodge.

The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

There is here a great melting pot in which we must compound a precious metal. That metal is the metal of nationality.

Every one at the bottom of his heart cherishes vanity; even the toad thinks himself good-looking,--"rather tawny perhaps, but look at his eye!

Freedom exists only where the people take care of the government.