“Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of our science.”

“All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.”

“You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”

“The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity.”

“Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.”

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.”

“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”

“The highest result of education is tolerance.”

“Example is the best lesson there is.”

“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”

“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”

“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”