Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNDo I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Whatever you are, be a good one.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.
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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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Nothing will divert me from my purpose.
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You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
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Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then, find the way.
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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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The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.
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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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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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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
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