"Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.
A nation is the same people living in the same place.
"The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. the great opportunity is where you are.
"We carry within us the wonders. we seek without us.
"We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.
"Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
"Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.
"By doubting we are led to question by questioning we arrive at the truth.