"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
"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."
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
"Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in."
"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time."
"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward."
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
