“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.

Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.

There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

I can't go on. I'll go on.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

I would rather die standing than live on my knees.