Deeds Survive The Doers.

Republics, One After Another . . . Have Perished From A Want Of Intelligence And Virtue In The Masses Of The People. . . .

If Any Man Seeks For Greatness, Let Him Forget Greatness And Ask For Truth, And He Will Find Both.

The Experience Of The Ages That Are Past, The Hopes Of The Ages That Are Yet To Come, Unite Their Voices In An Appeal To Us;– They Implore Us To Think More Of The Character Of Our People Than Of Its Numbers; To Look Upon Our Vast Natural Resources, Not As Tempters To Ostentation And Pride, But As Means To Be Converted By The Refining Alchemy Of Education Into Mental And Spiritual Treasures; ...and Thus Give To The World The Example Of A Nation Whose Wisdom Increases With Its Prosperity, And Whose Virtues Are Equal To Its Power.

When The Panting And Thirsting Soul First Drinks The Delicious Waters Of Truth, When The Moral And Intellectual Tastes And Desires First Seize The Fragrant Fruits That Flourish In The Garden Of Knowledge, Then Does The Child Catch A Glimpse And Foretaste Of Heaven.

We Do Ourselves The Most Good Doing Something For Others.