"Tis better people think you a fool,..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism.”

“My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.”

“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.”

“It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.”

“Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted from more and more.”

“Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.”

“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”

“A man is more a man through the things he keeps to himself than through those he says.”

“Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key.”