The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNWhen 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.
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Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.
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The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
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I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.
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Achievement has no color.
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Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then, find the way.
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I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
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If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.
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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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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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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.
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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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