The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

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Better Trust Dark Sunshine

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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

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Except Means Never Peace

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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

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Attack Battle Beaten Both

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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

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Disgrace Find Labor Man

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Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.

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Accomplished Always Anything Anywhere

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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

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Individuals Like Nations Punished

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The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

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Art Art Of War Enemy Enough

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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

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Adversity Always Better Cherish

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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

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Fail Make Men Obedience

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I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't.

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Doodle Know Only Other

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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

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Any Chief Chief Executive Executive

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I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

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After Again Any Being

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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

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Could Drawing Found In My Opinion

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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

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Altar Church Church And State Contributions

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I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

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Bad Effective Execution Know

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Let us have peace.

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Let Us Peace Have Us

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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

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Been Errors Failures Intent

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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

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Fight Line Out Propose

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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.

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Back Happens Him Me

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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

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Immediate Immediately Move Other

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I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

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Am Appreciate Country Fact

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Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

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Bible Book Civilization Fast

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I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.

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Church Corporation Dead Equally

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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.

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Bear Church Church And State Declare

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I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.

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Armed Deal Nothing Only

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"25 Ulysses S. Grant Quotes & Sayings

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

Ulysses S. Grant

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

Ulysses S. Grant

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.

Ulysses S. Grant

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Ulysses S. Grant

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Ulysses S. Grant

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

Ulysses S. Grant

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

Ulysses S. Grant

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

Ulysses S. Grant

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

Ulysses S. Grant

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

Ulysses S. Grant

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

Ulysses S. Grant

Let us have peace.

Ulysses S. Grant

My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.

Ulysses S. Grant

No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

Ulysses S. Grant

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

Ulysses S. Grant

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

Ulysses S. Grant

I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.

Ulysses S. Grant

Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.

Ulysses S. Grant

I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.

Ulysses S. Grant

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