Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.
Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we can only honor them by rededicating ourselves to the cause for which they gave a last full measure of devotion.
Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.
Well, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.
Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.
The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession.
Be not deceived. Revolutions do not go backward.
The worst thing you can do for anyone you care about is anything that they can do on their own.
Never do anything for anyone who can just as well do it themself.
Too big to cry too young to laugh...
You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!
With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I have a great respect for the semicolin; it’s a useful little chap.
The written word may be man’s greatest invention. It allows us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn.
I do the very best I can, I mean to keep going. If the end brings me out all right, then what is said against me won’t matter. If I’m wrong, ten angels swearing I was right won’t make a difference.
Writing is the great invention of the world.
IF you are going to fight, don’t let them talk you into negotiating. But, if you are going to negotiate, don’t let them talk you into fighting.
Laughter can be used to sooth the mind and get rid of those awful thoughts.
I am slow to learn and slow to forget that which I have learned. My mind is like a piece of steel, very hard to scratch any thing on it and almost impossible after you get it there to rub it out.