Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade you neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...