At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. -Abraham Lincoln-

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. -Abraham Lincoln-

The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships. -Abraham Lincoln-

With time there is less and less time. -Dr. Iwona Kolodziejczyk-

We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read. -Abraham Lincoln-

Did you realize the Hippocratic Oath speaks against both euthanasia and abortions?

If the first casualty of war is truth the second must be sobriety. -Capt. B.F. “Hawkeye” Pierce, “M*A*S*H”-

As I have said for many years throughout this land, we’re borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the future of human civilization. Every bit of that has to change. -Al Gore-

I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me. -Abraham Lincoln-

Do you think our marriage would make a better sitcom or reality show? -Loretta Lockhorn to Leroy, “The Lockhorns”-