The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
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More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.
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Achievement has no color.
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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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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
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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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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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Life is hard but so very beautiful
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If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
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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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