Money possesses no value to the state other than that given to it by circulation.

Too many piglets not enough tits.

Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal feeling.

The written word may be man's greatest invention. It allows us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn.

On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

But the proclamation, as law, either is valid, or is not valid. If it is not valid, it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it can not be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life.

Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.