I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

Well, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.

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.

The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous.

Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.

It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing, but to the abuse of a good thing.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.