When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Dont interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

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.

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that...

I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that...

Study the heart and the mind of man, and begin with your own. Meditation and...

Study the heart and the mind of man, and begin with your own. Meditation and...