Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNNothing will divert me from my purpose.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.
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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next.
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Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
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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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Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
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