Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Some are lost in the fire. Some are built by it.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

The mind of man is capable of anything.

Freedom lies in being bold.

No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.

I never worry about the future. It comes soon enough.