It doesn't mater if you're a slow walker, so long as you don't walk backwards.

Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.

I know not how to aid you, save in the assurance of one of mature age, and much severe experience, that you can not fail, if you resolutely determine, that you will not.

The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things

The President responded very impressively, saying that he was deeply sensible of his need of Divine assistance. He had sometime thought that perhaps he might be an instrument in God's hands of accomplishing a great work and he certainly was not unwilling to be. Perhaps, however, God's way of accomplishing the end which the memorialists have in view may be different from theirs.

I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.