I wish all men to be free. I wish the material prosperity of the already free which I feel sure the extinction of slavery would bring.

You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough.

It is easiest to "be all things to all men," but it is not honest. Self-respect must be sacrificed every hour in the day.

If you wish to win a man over to your ideas, first make him your friend.

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.

Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless splendor leave it shining on.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.