Abraham Lincoln Quotes

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.
Abraham Lincoln


In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln


It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Abraham Lincoln


Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
Abraham Lincoln


Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
Abraham Lincoln


Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Abraham Lincoln


Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Abraham Lincoln


Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln


My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln


My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Abraham Lincoln


Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
Abraham Lincoln


No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
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Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.
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Public opinion in this country is everything.
Abraham Lincoln


Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
Abraham Lincoln