"Upon the subject of education, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in."

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

"The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day."

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

"I have no prejudice against the Southern people. They are not to blame for the institution of slavery among them. They are in the condition of a man with a wen on his neck. It is an excrescence, but y…"