It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of men

If you ignore what a man desires, and you deny the very source of his power.

The lesson of the tremendous days through which we are passing is that men cannot live upon the achievements of their forefathers, but must themselves renew them - We cannot escape the elementary facts of life - that for a people there is nothing for

Men who are "orthodox" when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives

You don't have to preach honesty to men with creative purpose. Let a human being throw the energies of his soul into the making of something, and the instinct of workmanship will take care of his honesty.

The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal.