A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.
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Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.
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Duty is the sublimest word in the language. You can never do more than your duty. You should never wish to do less.
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Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.
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I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.
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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
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In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.
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It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it.
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Let the tent be struck.
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My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
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The devil's name is dullness.
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The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
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We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.
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We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.
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What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
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Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it.
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