There never yet has been a great system sustained by force under which all the best faculties of men have not slowly withered.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
Force always attracts men of low morality.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
The only greatness for man is immortality.
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.