Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.

The president is the cube of ice one places in the pot of a houseplant, providing a steady amount of nourishment over the course of a hot day. A good description of the job and also a fantastic bit of practical household advice.

[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.

Nothing will divert me from my purpose.

I am a moderate walker, however I never stroll back.

Persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should be adopted to influence the conduct of men. The opposite course would be a reversal of human nature, which is God's decree and can never be reversed.

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.