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 LINCOLNMy father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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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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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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I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
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I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
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When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.
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If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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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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To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
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I care not for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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