Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

What rights are those that dare not resist for them?

It is the set of the sails not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Justice is what is established, and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded as just without examination since they are established.

The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess having read specimens of their thought and sentiments that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.

I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin this is the only sin, to say that you are weak or others are weak.

Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world is as amoral as you are.

People even more than things have to be restored renewed revived reclaimed and redeemed, never throw out anyone.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties passing from one step of success to another forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

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