A hope and promise of happiness is hard to grasp in a moment of sadness. It can exist in the head but struggle to soothe the heart.

Right is Right, no matter if it didn't come up with the desired result. Sometimes just knowing you stood your ground is the best reward.

In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his character....

Those who refuse to participate in politics usually end up being governed by their inferiors.

Man’s greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Great works are performed, not by strength but by perserverance.

Children have more need of models than of critics.

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the love of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.