“To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.”

“No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offense.”

“To reason with governments, as they have existed for ages, is to argue with brutes. It is only from the nations themselves that reforms can be expected.”

“Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are”

“To men in their sleep there is nothing granted in this world.”

“The history of the world is but a biography of great men.”

“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.”