"In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those who believe half our creed, than for those who deny the whole of it."

"To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it: the pains of power are real, its pleasures imaginary."

"Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

"Of present fame think little, and of future less the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the most profound truths are found in silence."

"Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing."

"One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent."