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Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.

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Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He never joined any Church. He was a religious man always, I think, but was not a technical Christian.

Topics: Christian, Religious, Prayer

I explain to you, exactly and truly, how we are circumstanced. A greater portion of our means is unavailable, consisting of a house in S. Springfield and some wild lands in Iowa. Notwithstanding my great and good husband's life was sacrificed for his country, we are left to struggle in a manner...of life undeserved. Roving Generals have elegant mansions showered upon them, and the American people leave the family of the Martyred President to struggle as best they may! Strange justice this.

Topics: Country, Husband, Struggle, Martyred, Good Husband

Tell me, how can I live without my Husband any longer? This is my first awakening thought each morning, and as I watch the waves of the turbulent lake under our windows I sometimes feel I should like to go under them.

source: - Justin G. Turner, Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln (1972). “Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters”, Random House Inc

Topics: Morning, Husband, Lakes

I am convinced, the longer I live, that life and its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed as when we are suffering greatly we are inclined to suppose.

source: - "Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters".

Topics: Blessing, Suffering

These Souls with great Material Possessions were allowed this because of Past Good Works in their Previous Life, but now feel there is no need for Spiritual Progress. They are too easily forgetting why they were granted this Material Wealth in the first place. Therefore we must stop them from accumulating more Material Gains to Guide them back to the right path.

Topics: Spiritual, Past, Soul, Spiritual Progress, Previous Life

In grief, words are a poor consolation - silence and agonizing tears are all that is left the sufferer.

Topics: Grief, Silence, Tears

Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more taste the blessings of freedom

source: - Justin G. Turner, Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln (1972). “Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters”, Random House Inc

Topics: Blessing, Clouds, Justice, Vindicated

If you keep making jokes like that, somebody is going to shoot you, father.

Topics: Father, Never Quit, Quitting

I would rather marry a good man, a man of mind, with a hope and bright prospects ahead for position, fame and power than to marry all the houses, gold and bones in the world.

Topics: Men, House, Good Man

Beautiful, Glorious Scotland, has spoilt me for every other country.

source: - Justin G. Turner, Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln (1972). “Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters”, Random House Inc

Topics: Beautiful, Country, Scotland, Spoilt

My husband is not a Christian but is a religious man, I think.

Topics: Christian, Religious, Husband

Other than that, I really enjoyed the play.

Topics: Fake People, Play, People

Others live on in a careless and lukewarm state - not appearing to fill Longfellow's measure: 'Into each life, some rain must fall.'

Topics: Fall, Rain, States, Lukewarm, Careless

My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.

source: - Justin G. Turner, Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln (1972). “Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters”, Random House Inc

Topics: Procrastination, Evil, Genius, Stop Procrastination, Evil Genius

No one is loved as much as you by the people. Don't waste that power.

Topics: People, Waste

He (Abraham Lincoln) said he wanted to visit the Holy Land and see those places hallowed by the footprints of the Saviour. He was saying there was no city he so much desired to see as Jerusalem. And with the words half spoken on his tongue, the bullet of the assassin entered the brain, and the soul of the great and good President was carried by the angels to the New Jerusalem above.

Topics: Angel, Land, Cities, Holy Land

No one has ever lived who knows better than you the proper placement of footfalls on treacherous paths.

Topics: Path, Placement, Knows

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