You cannot barter manhood for peace.

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

Life processes take place in an aqueous medium. All organisms are composed mostly of water, whether they dwell in the oceans, lakes, and rivers, or on the land. Because the physical and chemical properties of water are well suited to the requirements of life, it is no accident that life is a water-based phenomenon.

All this has been my fault.

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

No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.

A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me.