“I will hold your hand but as long as all may, or so very little longer!”

“Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us -- but not suckle us”

“There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself”

“The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it”

“All men were created to busy themselves with labor for the common good”

“But what is past my help is past my care”