My experiences of men has neither disposed me to think worse of them nor be indisposed to serve them: nor, in spite of failures which I lament, of errors which I now see and acknowledge, or the present aspect of affairs, do I despair of the future. The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope.

It is history that teaches us to hope.

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

We must...submit ourselves in adversity to the will of a merciful God as cheerfully as in prosperity.

Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state