The Life Of A Good Man Is

Although Genius Always Commands Admiration, Character Most Secures Respect. The Former Is More The Product Of The Brain, The Latter Of Heart-power; And In The Long Run It Is The Heart That Rules In Life.

Men Cannot Be Raised In Masses As The Mountains Were In He Early Geological States Of The World. They Must Be Dealt With As Units; For It Is Only By The Elevation Of Individuals That The Elevation Of The Masses Can Be Effectively Secured.

The Truest Politeness Comes Of Sincerity.

Experience Serves To Prove That The Worth And Strength Of A State Depend Far Less Upon The Form Of Its Institutions Than Upon The Character Of Its Men; For The Nation Is Only The Aggregate Of Individual Conditions, And Civilization Itself Is But A Question Of Personal, Improvement.

Like Men, Nations Are Purified And Strengthened By Trials.