“I am a lover of liberty. I will not and I cannot serve a party.”
“You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay.”
“Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.”
“The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.”
“He that gives quickly gives twice.”
“No man is wise at all times, or without his blind side.”
“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.”
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.”
“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.”
“Those who trust us educate us.”
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?”
“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”
“The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts.”
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
“Pessimism never won any battle.”
“Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.”
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
“You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership.”
“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.”