"I think I am a pretty good judge of men, and I have found that all men are more or less corrupt, and that the only honest men are those who have not been tempted."

"The strongest bond of human sympathy, outside of the family relation, should be one uniting all working people, of all nations, and tongues, and kindreds."

"I am not ashamed to confess that I am not a perfect man, nor to confess that I have made many mistakes."

"It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him."

"To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing."