“Courage without conscience is a wild beast.”
“Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.”
“In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.”
“Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.”
“The more liberty you give away the more you will have.”
“I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.”
“Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.”
“He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.”
“Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.”
“If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.”
“Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.”
“The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.”
“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only consequences.”
“The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down.”
“I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.”
“The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.”
“Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.”
“Happiness is not a reward -- it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment -- it is a result.”
“Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell.”
“What light is to the eyes -- what air is to the lungs -- what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.”
“Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious and the unfortunate.”
“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.”
“It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.”
“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death -- that is heroism.”
“The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless.”
“Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.”
“Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought...”
“Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and sheds its radiance upon the quiet tomb. It is the Mother of Art, inspirer of poet, patriot, and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart, builder of every home, kinder of every fire on every hearth, It was the first dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody. Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to joy, and makes right royal kings of common clay.”