Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

I do not allow myself to suppose that either the convention or the League, have concluded to decide that I am either the greatest or the best man in America, but rather they have concluded it is not best to swap horses while crossing the river, and have further concluded that I am not so poor a horse that they might not make a botch of it in trying to swap.

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?

The human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control.

Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.

Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God, in his own good time, will give us the rightful result.

Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration