Hitch your wagon to a star.
We must set up a strong present tense against all rumors of wrath, past and to come.
The highest compact we can make with our fellow is – Let there be truth between us two forevermore.
The two parties which divide the state, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation, are very old, and have disputed the possession of the world ever since it was made.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Men over forty are no judges of a book written in a new spirit.
So far as a person thinks; they are free.
Excessive literary production is a social offense.
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.
Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.
A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.
Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform a million realities.
Awareness is the greatest agent for change.
O friend, never strike sail to a fear! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas.
One of the benefits of a college education is to show the boy its little avail.
Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.
Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.
Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
