Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.

I certainly know that if the war fails, the administration fails, and that I will be blamed for it, whether I deserve it or not. And I ought to be blamed, if I could do better. You think I could do better; therefore you blame me already. I think I could not do better; therefore I blame you for blaming me.

I have always believed that a good laugh was good for both the mental and physical digestion.

With high hope for the future, no prediction is ventured.

As the chief speaker at the dedication of the national cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield, statesman Edward Everett wrote to Lincoln: I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes.

I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing, that no man desires for himself.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.