“ I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. ”

“ To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly. ”

“ Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75. ”

“ It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. ”

“ There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. ”

“ A penny saved is a penny earned. ”

“ I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up. ”

“ God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: 'This is my country.' ”

“ Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later. ”

“ Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. ”