“We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”

“Faith begins where Reason sinks exhausted.”

“Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other.”

“Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth.”

“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ”

“To work with the hands or brain, according to our requirements and our capacities, to do that which lies before us to do, is more honorable than rank and title.”

“We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.”

“War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.”

“A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.”

“That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”

“We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”