Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.
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.
Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.
Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new at all.