“Literature - the expression of a nation's mind in writing

Practice makes perfect, so be careful what you practice

The wise only possess ideas, the great part of mankind are possessed by them

Difficulty is the element, and resistance the true work of a man

Of all treasons against humanity, there is no one worse than his who employs great intellectual force to keep down the intellect of his less favored brothers

Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may regenerate him

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

Every man is a volume, if you know how to read him

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie

It is better to plan less and do more

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured

To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably

The world is governed by opinion

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do

What is mysterious, secret, unknown, cannot at the same time be known as an object of faith

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth

The great hope of society is in individual character

A single hour a day, steadily given to the study of some interesting subject, brings unexpected accumulations of knowledge