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.

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...

I believe very profoundly in an over-ruling Providence, and I do not fear that any real plans can be thrown off the track. It maynot be intended that I shall be President--but that would not break my heart.

The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness.

That is Gladstone, the greatest statesman that ever lived. I intend to be a statesman, too.

There is something better, if possible, that a man can give than his life. That is his living spirit to a service that is not easy, to resist counsels that are hard to resist, to stand against purposes that are difficult to stand against.

Responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.