It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.

God, give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

No man will ever bring out the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it.

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really man it.

All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.

Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.

He who fears the sun will not become chief.