Abraham Lincoln on enemies
“A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.”
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln 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 LincolnAbraham Lincoln Every man’s happiness is his own responsibility.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
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O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me
Barry PepperBarry Pepper Race is everything. In order to survive and prosper, the White Race must overcome its five main enemies: Judaism, Christianity, Communism, Liberalism and Nationalism.
Ben KlassenBen Klassen When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
Joseph AddisonJoseph Addison I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
William CowperWilliam Cowper In every age its progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food.
Lord ActonLord Acton Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
E. O. WilsonE. O. Wilson Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow But settled things were enemies to me and soon lost their newness and color. The unknown called.
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