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

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.

These are the arks, the trophies, I erect, That fortify thy name against old age.

When I'm good I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.

An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.