“Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present is big with its future”

“The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship”

“The disadvantage of men not knowing the past is that they do not know the present. History is a hill or high point of vantage, from which alone men see the town in which they live or the age in which they are living”

“The present condition of fame is merely fashion.”

“How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children”

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.”