"The only thing a man can take..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.”

“The reflections that the boys of this age are to be the men of the next; that they should be prepared to receive the holy charge which we are cherishing to deliver over to them; that in establishing an institution of wisdom for them, we secure it to all our future generations; that in fulfilling this duty, we bring home to our own bosoms the sweet consolation of seeing our sons rising under a luminous tuition, to destinies of high promise; these are considerations which will occur to all.”

“There is no habit you will value so much as that of walking far without fatigue.”

“If you believe that all men are created equal, then a child's death in some other country is no less tragic than in the United States.”

“Ethics evolve naturally, and we trample upon them with laws created by reason and experience.”

“Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.”

“Politics have no relation to morals.”

“One ought not to return injustice, nor do evil to anybody in the world, no matter what one may have suffered from them.”

“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.”