The four most miserable years of my life were my four years in the presidency.

Duty is ours, results are God's.

The magistrate is the servant not of his own desires, not even of the people, but of his God

I have myself, for many years, made it a practice to read through the Bible once ever year.... My custom is, to read four to five chapters every morning immediately after rising from my bed. I employs about an hour of my time.

Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers be the most powerful nation upon earth.

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel.

About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have some appointment or favor to ask for their relatives.