“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.”

“For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense”

“If thou follow thy star, thou canst not fail of a glorious heaven.”

“When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life”

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love”

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places”