“If we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class.”

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”

“I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”

“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”

“Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other”

“We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.”

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”