“... A man's wife can hold him devilish uneasy, if she begins to scold and fret, and perplex him, at a time when he has a full load for a railroad car on his mind already.”

“The power of collecting and disbursing money at pleasure is the most dangerous power that can be entrusted to man”

“better to keep a good conscience with an empty purse, than to get a bad opinion of myself, with a full one.”

“Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”

“You can all go to hell; I will go to Texas”

“be always sure you're right, THEN GO AHEAD!”

“Be sure that you are right, and then go ahead.”