“Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state”

“My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.”

“We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted.”

“We all thought Richmond, protected as it was by our splendid fortifications and defended by our army of veterans, could not be taken. Yet Grant turned his face to our Capital, and never turned it away until we had surrendered. Now, I have carefully searched the military records of both ancient and modern history, and have never found Grant's superior as a general. I doubt that his superior can be found in all history.”

“A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.”

“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”

“It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.”