“When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.”

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

That is the one thing in my public career that I regret–my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.

A man who murders another shortens by a few brief years the life of a human being; but he who votes to increase the burden of debts upon the people of the United States assumes a graver responsibility.

Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.

The people of Nebraska are for free silver and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later.

If it weren’t for the lawyers we wouldn’t need them.

Patriotism is a mystery-intangible, invisible, and yet eternal.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

Evolution is not truth; it is merely a hypothesis-it is millions of guesses strung together.

Principles are eternal.

Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.

I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.

You can’t do it all yourself. Don’t be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.

It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.

In the end, you’re measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.

God is with those who seek peace. From heaven He blesses every step which, on this path, is accomplished.

What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Many more things would be accomplished if we didn’t consider them impossible.