“ In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. ”

“ A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. ”

“ The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. ”

“ The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead. ”

“ To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. ”

“ A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. ”

“ Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. ”

“ A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. ”

“ Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. ”

“ Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. ”