I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marryi... - Abraham Lincoln

"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."

"Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself."

"It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him."

"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."

"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all."