"To make a man happy, fill his hands with work, his heart with affection, his mind with truth, his memory with useful facts, his future with hope, and his stomach with food."

"To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical."

"I would rather be a fool in a just cause than a wise man in an unjust one."

"The bird that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing."

"The best way to make a man a good Christian is to make him a good man."