"I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God."
"Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself."
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
"in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity."
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."