Work, work, work, is the main thing.

I believe the declaration that ‘all men are created equal’ is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest.

Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.

Extemporaneous speaking should be practised [sic] and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other respects, people are slow to bring him business if he cannot make a speech. And yet there is not a more fatal error to young lawyers than relying too much on speech-making. If any one, upon his rare powers of speaking, shall claim an exemption from the drudgery of the law, his case is a failure in advance.

If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other.

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

When you have got a ticket to send, and you're not a top costumer, it's best not to waste your time.