He Who Cannot Resist Temptation Is Not

Both Poetry And Philosophy Are Prodigal Of Eulogy Over The Mind Which Ransoms Itself By Its Own Energy From A Captivity To Custom, Which Breaks The Common Bounds Of Empire, And Cuts A Simplon Over Mountains Of Difficulty For Its Own Purposes, Whether Of Good Or Of Evil.

In Our Country And In Our Times No Man Is Worthy The Honored Name Of Statesman Who Does Not Include The Highest Practicable Education Of The People In All His Plans Of Administration. He May Have Eloquence, He May Have A Knowledge Of All History, Diplomacy, Jurisprudence; And By These He Might Claim, In Other Countries, The Elevated Rank Of A Statesman: But Unless He Speaks, Plans, Labors, At All Times And In All Places, For The Culture And Edification Of The Whole People, He Is Not, He Cannot Be, An American Statesman.

Do Not Think Of Knocking Out Another Person's Brains Because He Differs In Opinion From You. It Would Be As Rational To Knock Yourself On The Head Because You Differ From Yourself Ten Years Ago.

Superiority To Circumstances Is One Of The Most Prominent Characteristics Of Great Men.

The Highest Service We Can Perform For Others Is To Help Them Help Themselves.