A house divided against itself cannot stand.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country’s cause.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.
Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, ‘Truth is the daughter of Time.’
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.
With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.
Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.