"We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among us reads, and is so easy in his circumstances as to have leisure for conversations of improvement and for acquiring information."

"Wisdom principle 51 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 69."

"A life well-lived is a testament that every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."

"We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgment."

"Never underestimate the power of the simplest acts of love resonate the loudest."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that a single spark of imagination can ignite the world."

"The test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."