You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

If there is no military need for the building, leave it alone, neither putting anyone in or out of it, except on finding some one preaching or practicing treason, in which case lay hands on him, just as if he were doing the same thing in any other building.

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.

In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with the passing of time.

And I am glad to know that there is a system of labor - where the laborer can strike if he wants to! I would to God that such a system prevailed all over the world.

I cannot make it better known than it already is that I strongly favor colonization.