Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNIf this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence
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Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then, find the way.
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The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
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All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
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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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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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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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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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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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Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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