A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.

Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.

He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.

He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.

Lincoln matured best in sorrow.

The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.

Upon being given a Bible, President Abraham Lincoln replied, "In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.

Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.

Man is most free when he is most guided.

His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.

He was too perplexed to please the conventional and too reverent. to please the infidels.

Ponder the affirmative.

What do you hang on the walls of your mind?

If I must die, then I will die boldly, as I have lived.

I haven't hit the bestseller list, but I consider myself one of the luckiest writers in the world, and this is mainly because of Grub Street.

Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose.

All the fatt's in the fire.

We have to appreciate that we are part of nature, we must work with nature; the environment is our lifeline.

Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.

Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house.