"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent."

"Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too."

"I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself."

"The happy Union of these States is a wonder their Constitution a miracle their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world."

"The happiness of society is the end of government."

"The foundation of joy is the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"The foundation of joy is the most profound truths are found in silence."