You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry

Remembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I will make no committals; but I do think I will not.

What I want is to get done what the people desire to have done, and the question for me is how to find that out exactly.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Lincoln called laughter "the joyous, beautiful, universal evergreen of life."