“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
“Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner
“Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty
“In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.
“No one can really pull you up very high - you lose your grip on the rope. But on your own two feet you can climb mountains
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation
“Courage considered in itself or without reference to its causes, is no virtue, and deserves no esteem