The person who is incapable of making a mistake, is incapable of anything.
Never change horses in midstream.
Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.
A right result, at this time, will be worth more to the world, than ten times the men, and ten times the money.
Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society.
If I had my way, this war would never have been commenced. If I had been allowed my way this war would have been ended before this.
No one has needed favours more than I, and generally, few have been less unwilling to accept them; but in this case, favour to me,would be injustice to the public, and therefore I must beg your pardon for declining it.
As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?
Gen. Schurz thinks I was a little cross in my late note to you. If I was, I ask pardon. If I do get up a little temper I have no sufficient time to keep it up.
I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points wherein I have failed, as in those wherein I have been moderately successful.
You already know I desire that neither Father or Mother shall be in want of any comfort either in health or sickness while they live.
The matter of fees is important, far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved. Properly attended to, fuller justice is done to both lawyer and client.
You must think I am a high-priced man.... Fifteen dollars is enough for the job. I send you a receipt for fifteen dollars, and return to you a ten-dollar bill.
I am not an accomplished lawyer.
[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.
If they do kill me, I shall never die another death.
I couldn't be two faced. If I had two faces, I wouldn't wear this one.
The slave-breeders and slave-traders, are a small, odious and detested class, among you; and yet in politics, they dictate the course of all of you, and are as completely your masters, as you are the master of your own negroes.
I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist.
Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.
Every man is proud of what he does well; and no man is proud of what he does not do well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue. The latter performs a little imperfectly, looks at it in disgust, turns from it, and imagines himself exceedingly tired. The little he has done, comes to nothing, for want of finishing.
Be excellent and party on dudes.
If all do not join now to save the good old ship of the Union this voyage nobody will have a chance to pilot her on another voyage.
Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay; and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future time.
You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then exclusively to save the Union.
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