Only the dead have seen the end of war.

No human thing is of serious importance.

Never discourage anyone... who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized;...

Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be...

Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

No foreign policy-no matter how ingenious-has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of few and carried in the hearts of many.

Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a...

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.

The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with high and resolute courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the...

Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.