Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser than he was yesterday.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.
It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser than he was yesterday.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
