A tendancy to melancholy – let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNWe should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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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 am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
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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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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
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Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
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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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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.
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Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.
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All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
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