The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.