“Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man
“We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes
“To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age
“A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay
“While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be