A fault which humbles a person is of more use to him or her than a good action which puffs him or her up.

It is imperative that we should not only master them, but also act upon them, and act very definitely.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

All the extraordinary men I have ever known were chiefly extraordinary in their own estimation.

It is the object of learning, not only to satisfy the curiosity and perfect the spirits of ordinary men, but also to advance civilization.

The most conservative persons I ever met are college undergraduates.

Energy in a nation is like sap in a tree; it rises from bottom up.