Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
My father taught me to work, but he did not teach me to love it.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Every man over forty is responsible for his face.
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
A friend is someone who has the same enemies you have.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time.
The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
It is better to stay silent and let people think you are an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
