Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
ABRAHAM LINCOLNNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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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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I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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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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You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
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The best way to predict your future is to create it.
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The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
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I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all.
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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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There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.
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Every man’s happiness is his own responsibility.
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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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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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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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Anybody will do for you, but not for me. I must have somebody.
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