Don't judge a man by the size of his ego or his heart, but on the epicness of his beard and the beautiful woman on his arm

We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.

We must remember that the people of all the States are entitled to all the privileges and immunities of the citizen of the several States. We should bear this in mind, and act in such a way as to say nothing insulting or irritating. I would inculcate this idea, so that we may not, like Pharisees, set ourselves up to be better than other people.

Let there be no compromise on the question of extending slavery. If there be, all our labor is lost, and, ere long, must be done again.

The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity. What one of us but can call to mind some relative more promising in youth than all his fellows, who has fallen a sacrifice to his rapacity?

What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?

In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak, and as strong; as silly and as wise; asbad and good.