Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now, is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed, and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all, to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.

The land-grant university system is being built on behalf of the people, who have invested in these public universities their hopes, their support, and their confidence.

And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose labour has produced them. But it has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have laboured, and others have, without labour, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To [secure] to each labourer the whole product of his labour, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any good government.

As a nation we began by declaring that all me are created equal. We now practically read it, all men are created equal except Negroes.

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

It is a pleasure to be able to quote lines to fit any occasion.