A house divided against itself cannot stand.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

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

The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.