You may burn my body to ashes, and scatter them to the winds of heaven; you may drag my soul down to the regions of darkness and despair to be tormented forever; but you will never get me to support a measure which I believe to be wrong, although by doing so I may accomplish that which I believe to be right.

Bad promises are better broken than kept.

No man has a right to judge Andrew Johnson in any respect who has not suffered as much and done as much as he for the Nation's sake.

I never trusted a man who never smoked or drank.

The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.

Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion which no mortal could make, and no mortal could stay.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.