Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.

Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.

I am convinced, the longer I live, that life & its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed, are [as] when we are suffering greatly, we are inclined to suppose.

I would rather marry a good man, a man of mind, with a hope and bright prospects ahead for position, fame and power than to marry all the houses, gold and bones in the world.

Tell me, how can I live without my Husband any longer? This is my first awakening thought each morning, and as I watch the waves of the turbulent lake under our windows I sometimes feel I should like to go under them.

My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.

No one has ever lived who knows better than you the proper placement of footfalls on treacherous paths.