This is essentially a People's contest. On the side of the Union it is a struggle for maintaining in the world that form and substance of government whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men--to lift artificial weights from…

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

That some achieve great success is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

I will prepare and someday my chance will come.