It is easiest to "be all things to all men," but it is not honest. Self-respect must be sacrificed every hour in the day.

Certainly there is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying it, to particular cases.

I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.

Sending armies to McClellan is like shoveling fleas across a barnyard, not half of them get there.

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

One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war.

How many times have I laughed at you telling me plainly that I was too lazy to be anything but a lawyer.