I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNAlways bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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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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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
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No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
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I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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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 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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Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.
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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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I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
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The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.
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Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.
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