"Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of plutocracy."

"Do what you can with what you have, where you are."

"Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare"

"Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time."

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

"If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness."

"He that dies pays all debts."

"The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons."

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

"When in doubt, duck."

"How we remember, what we remember and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality."

"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."