Lincoln called laughter "the joyous, beautiful, universal evergreen of life."
There' s nothing good in war. Except its ending.
Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration
I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war.
Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.
When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.