Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.

In the long run no individual prospers beyond the measure of his faith.

What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.

If you want to know if your brain is flabby, feel your legs.

If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.