When the hour comes for dealing with slavery, I trust I will be willing to do my duty though it cost my life.

And I am glad to know that there is a system of labor - where the laborer can strike if he wants to! I would to God that such a system prevailed all over the world.

Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity - Posterity has done nothing for us

A tendancy to melancholy...let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.

You know you've reached middle age when all you exercise is caution

I was elected a Captain of Volunteers--a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since.

Laughter can be used to sooth the mind and get rid of those awful thoughts.