“A good beginning makes a good end.”

“No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations.”

“Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.”

“Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen.”

“No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process.”

“The idea of education has been so tied to schools, universities, and professors that many assume there is no other way, but education is available to anyone within reach of a library, a post office, or even a newsstand.”

“A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.”

“Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.”

“A good beginning makes a good end.”

“To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.”

“A mountain man tries to live with the country instead of against it.”