I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNI have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNDie when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNThose who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNA friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNAll that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNThose who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNWhatever you are, be a good one.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNBe sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNNo matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNAmerica will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNI am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNYou have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNAlways bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNThe best way to predict your future is to create it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNAs I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN