I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNMy father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
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Anybody will do for you, but not for me. I must have somebody.
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My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.
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Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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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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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.
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No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
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Achievement has no color.
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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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Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
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You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
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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 remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
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You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.
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All I have learned, I learned from books.
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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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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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All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
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