Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. -Wendell Phillips Knowledge
To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship. -Wendell Phillips Fathersday
Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage. -Wendell Phillips Courage
What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better. -Wendell Phillips Education
To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places. -Wendell Phillips Government
