When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNI do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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Achievement has no color.
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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