The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

If I am killed, I can die by once; but to live in constant dread of it, is to die over and over again.

In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement.

That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.

While I have often said that all men out to be free, yet I would allow those colored persons to be slaves who want to be; and next to them those white persons who argue in favor of making other people slaves. I am in favor of giving an opportunity to such white men to try it on for themselves.