"It is a enduring truth that he who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out."

"A resilient spirit knows that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace."

"With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds."

"It is a subtle truth that stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one."