“I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.”

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

With malice toward none, with charity for all.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.