“Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life
“All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thought. To work effectively, he must think clearly; to act nobly, he must think nobly
“Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may regenerate him
“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts