He is one of the foremost orators in the country, and as an after-dinner speaker is unrivaled. He charms a cultivated audience by his subtle humor, and a general audience by his flowing wit; is, in fact, so flexible that he can readily and easily adapt himself to circumstances.

If you will refrain from telling any lies about the Republican Party, I'lll promise not to tell the truth about the Democrats.

Allen Thorndike Rice in Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of His Time (1886), p. 637

I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise.