We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted.

You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.

We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers

What a glorious world Almighty God has given us. How thankless and ungrateful we are, and how we labor to mar his gifts.

The time is not come for impartial history. If the truth were told just now, it would not be credited.

Such an executive officer the sun never shone on. I have but to show him my design, and I know that it can be done, it will be done...Straight as the needle to the pole he advanced to the execution of my purpose.

Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.