I knew it would soon be the end, so I played the part, you know, the part of how shall I say, I dont know.

Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of the spring: no man can, at the same time, fill his cup from the source and from the mouth of the Nile.

Your heart is not the compass that God steers by.

duties are ours, events are the Lord's.

We cannot fully understand the relations of time and choice until we are beyond both.

I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's the truthful answer.

Your time is too valuable, your destiny is too great, and your future is too bright to waste a single moment. Be a now person.

I think it's useful to keep in mind I've been now President for over seven years and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time.

Decide that you will not try to do everything at once. That is why time is spread out.

We disparage reason. But all the time it's what we're most concerned with. There's will as motor and there's will as brakes. Reason is, I suppose, the steering gear.