Cassandra

“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
― Robert Ingersoll

“I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
― Alphonse Karr, A Tour Round My Garden