All I have learned, I learned from books. - Abraham Lincoln

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

"In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement."

"I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all."

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

"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 up to what light I have."