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To be surrounded by beautiful things has much influence upon the human creature: to make beautiful things has more.

To teach, to rule, to make, to decorate, to distribute,—these are not sex-functions: they are race-functions.

What we do modifies us more than what is done to us.

As the racial distinction of humanity lies in its social relation, so we find the distinctive gains and losses of humanity to lie also in its social relation. We are more affected by our relation to each other than by our physical environment.

Economic independence is a relative condition at best.

For the fourth time the officer elected by the people and ordained by the Constitution to fill a vacancy so created is called to assume the Executive chair.

The wisdom of our fathers, foreseeing even the most dire possibilities, made sure that the Government should never be imperiled because of the uncertainty of human life.

Men may die, but the fabrics of our free institutions remain unshaken.

The Constitution defines the functions and powers of the executive as clearly as those of either of the other two departments of the Government, and he must answer for the just exercise of the discretion it permits and the performance of the duties it imposes.

The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

Resolve to remain as strong, as determined and as highly enthused during the darkest night of adversity as you are during the sunniest day of prosperity.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others.

The man who never weakens when things are against him will grow stronger and stronger until all things will delight to be for him.

Be determined to get up, to reach the highest goal you have in view, and you will.

In brief, whatever you want, produce that something in yourself, and you will positively gravitate towards the corresponding conditions in the external world.

What you imagine, you will think, and what you think, you will become.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear; and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

The more you are and the more you do, the richer your life, the greater your joy.

If I associate not with these people,-- with mankind,-- with whom shall I associate?

The defining character of American constitutional government is its constant tension between security and liberty, serving both by partial helpings of each.

I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.

If I’m going to fall, I don’t want to fall back on anything, except my faith.

I want to fall… forward. At least I figure that way I’ll see what I’m about to hit.

And when you fall throughout life—and maybe even tonight after a few too many glasses of champagne—fall forward.