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.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNBooks serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new after all.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence
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I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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Anybody will do for you, but not for me. I must have somebody.
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Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.
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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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Nothing will divert me from my purpose.
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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