Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNA tendancy to melancholy – let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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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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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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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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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
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If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
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My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.
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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.
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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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The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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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.
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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.
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I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
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