The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln seemed to have a comment--sagacious or humorous--on just about anything than mattered. This concise compendium offers his astute observations on subjects ranging from women to warfare.
A few examples: "Bad promises are better broken than kept"; "Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory"; "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."