Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNDon’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Life is hard but so very beautiful
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next.
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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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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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
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Every man’s happiness is his own responsibility.
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The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
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Nothing will divert me from my purpose.
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Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.
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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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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.
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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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My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
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When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.
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