As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.

I know the hole he went in at, but I can't tell you what hole he will come out of.

The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it. No human being can fill that station and escape censure.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

A man's legs must be long enough to reach the ground.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief -- resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.