You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNThat some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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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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The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next.
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You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
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The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.
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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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I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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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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No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
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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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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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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 am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.
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Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.
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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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Achievement has no color.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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