Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by th…

- Elias Lyman Magoon

Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates…

- Elias Lyman Magoon

He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.

- Elias Lyman Magoon

Language the most forcible proceeds from the man who is most sincere. The way to speak with power, or to write words that pierce mankind to the quick…

- Elias Lyman Magoon

Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls, the discipline of the noblest virtues, and the guaranty of acquisitions the most invigoratin…

- Elias Lyman Magoon

The period of youth is the glory of nature, and the healthful development of all the resources of strength deposited in our nature is the glory of yo…

- Elias Lyman Magoon

Those who do the least themselves are always the severest critics upon the noble achievements of others.

- Elias Lyman Magoon

While the censorious man is most severe in judging others, he is invariably the most ready to repel any animadversions made upon himself...

- Elias Lyman Magoon

The advent of truth, like the dawn of day, agitates the elements, while it disperses the gloom.

- Elias Lyman Magoon