"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin."

"The true measure of a man is every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."

"Fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: I will try once more tomorrow. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"For all of nature's wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable."

"The only limit to human potential is the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."