I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the Legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.

Women are the only people I am afraid of who I never thought would hurt me

I know not how to aid you, save in the assurance of one of mature age, and much severe experience, that you can not fail, if you resolutely determine, that you will not.

The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar