“Let the tent be struck.”
“The devil's name is dullness.”
“Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.”
“The education of a man is never complete until he dies.”
“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.”
“I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.”
“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”
“Duty is the sublimest word in the language. You can never do more than your duty. You should never wish to do less.”
“I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.”
“We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.”
“My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.”