Friend Quotes

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which,

before their union,

were not perceived to have any relation.

The strong creation created

by God in the world is not

the lion, not the elephant,

not the tiger

the girl.

True education does

more than impart knowledge;

it transforms

a person by fostering

self

worth and dignity

The man who could go to Africa and rob her of her children,

and then sell them into interminable bondage,

with no other motive than that

which is furnished by dollars and cents,

is so much worse than the most depraved murderer

that he can never receive pardon at my hand.

I want to know all Gods thoughts;

all the rest are just details.

I don’t need the world to believe in me;

I believe in myself.

Perfection is not attainable,

but if we chase perfection

we can catch excellence.

I have said a hundred times,

and I have no inclination to take it back,

that I believe there is no right,

and ought to be no inclination in the people

of the free States to enter into the slave States,

and to interfere with the question of slavery at all.

I have said that always.

It is a fact often observed,

that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion,

who cannot write well under other circumstances.

You can make something of your life.

It just depends on your drive.

Travel is fatal to prejudice,

bigotry, and narrow mindedness,

and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.

Happy is the hearing man;

unhappy the speaking man.

Liberty is the only thing

you cannot have unless you give it to others.

What is politics?

Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

Follow your instincts.

That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

The most important thing is God's blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives.

There are only two mistakes

one can make along the road

to truth; not going all

the way, and not starting.

I want to go when I want.

It is tasteless to prolong life artificially.

I have done my share;

it is time to go.

I will do it elegantly.

I feel I am lucky I am grateful for this life that God has given me. I am happy, as I am getting to do work that I want to do and enjoy doing it.