Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.

Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.

It may be affirmed, without extravagance, that the free institutions we enjoy, have developed the powers, and improved the condition, of our whole people, beyond any example in the world.

How many times have I laughed at you telling me plainly that I was too lazy to be anything but a lawyer.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

The Lord spared the fitten and the rest he seen fitten to die.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.