“It is mind which does the work of the world, so that the more there is of mind, the more work will be accomplished
“At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to who
“It is a greater work to educate a child, in the true and larger sense of the word, than to rule a state
“There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others
“We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows and, but which all the world does not practice