“Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God.”

“Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.”

“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.”

“There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.”

“If I believe in God and life after death and you do not, and if there is no God, we both lose when we die. However, if there is a God, you still lose and I gain everything.”

“All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.”

“Don't try to add more years to your life. Better add more life to your years.”